Lab 2 Flashcards
1
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Genetic engineering
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Control the genetic properties of organisms
2
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Central dogma of biology
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Provides a framework for explains how genetic information becomes expressed into the traits or phenotypes of the organism
3
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Plasmid
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Small circular piece of DNA that exists independently of a bacterium’s chromosome
4
Q
Transformation
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A process in which a bacterial cell takes up DNA from its environment
5
Q
Promoter
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Are DNA sequences that define where transcription of a gene by RNA polymerase begins. Usually @ 5’ end
6
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Operator
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A segment of DNA where the repressor binds to, therefore preventing the transcription of certain genes
7
Q
Mutations
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Permanent changes to the genetic information of a cell and generally occur at fairly low rate in most organisms
8
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Yeast
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Unicellular eukaryote
