Misc. Flashcards
4 categories of cells
epithelium, muscle, nerve and connective
three domains of cells
archaea, bacteria and eukarya
prokaryotes lack a ___
nucleus
Plasma membrane made of
cytoplasm
vesicles pinch off ____
proteins
Golgi apparatus controls
lipids, glycoproteins and carbs
lysosomes are ___
garbage men
peroxisomes break down
fats and alcohol
mitochondria produce
energy
flagella and ion channels are ____
microfilaments
genomics studies
multiple genes at a time
microarray snip segments of DNA
put them onto chips
genetic counselor ___
reports findings
only about ____ percent of DNA codes for thousands of proteins
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Alleles are
the varieties of genes
People with different gene expression are called
polymorphs
an autosome
a gene that codes for somatic (body) cells
karyotypes
a chart showing individual genes
Genetic differentiation
all cells have the same genome, but express it differently
A diseasome would
show all the diseases the person is prone to
what are the concerns about organ transplants
the body rejects alien organ
how was the first salamander clone created
you make a loop with baby hair and split the cell
how cloning might be helpful for ecologists
they could bring back extinct species
Why did scientists believe protein was the hereditary material?
protein is significantly more diverse than nucleic acid