Midterm objectives Flashcards
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Define genetics.
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The study of what genes are, how they carry information, how information is expressed, and how genes are replicated
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Define gene.
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A segment if DNA that encodes a functional product, usually a protein
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Define genome.
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All of the genetic material in a cell
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Define genomics.
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The molecular study of genomes
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Define genotype.
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Genes of an organism
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Define phenotype.
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Expression of the genes
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Describe the overall process of DNA replication in prokaryotes
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- One promoter = multiple genes
- POLYCISTRONIC
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Describe the overall process of DNA replication in eukaryotes
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- one promoter = one gene
- MONOCISTRONIC
