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Mitosis + meiosis Flashcards

1
Q

basic structure of DNA

A

Double helix

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2
Q

list the complementary base pairs

A

AT
CG

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3
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How many hydrogen bonds are found between base pairs A and T

A

2

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4
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How many hydrogen bonds are found between base pairs C and G

A

3

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5
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How many bases is DNA comprised of

A

4

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6
Q

List the full names of the 4 DNA base pairs

A

Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine

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7
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What are the proteins that the double helix coils around

A

nucleosomes

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8
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DNA is
A)Very tightly packaged
B)Very loosely packaged

A

A

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9
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How many chromosomes are present in the human genome

A

46 (23 pairs)

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10
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how many pairs of chromosomes are present in the human genome

A

22 + sex chromosomes

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11
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Chromosomes have
A) 2 long arms
B) 1 short arm + 1 long arm
C) 2 short arms

A

B

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12
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What alphabetic letter is allocated for the long arm

A

q

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13
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What alphabetic letter is allocated for the short arm

A

p

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14
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what in chromosomes separates the short and long arm

A)Telomere
B)Centrosome
C)centromere
D)Desmosome

A

centromere

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15
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Describe basic telomere function
A)To prevent cancer
B)To help make Okazaki fragments
C)To protect DNA polymerase
D) To protect the ends of chromosomes

A

D

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16
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Telomerase function
A)Extend telomeres
B)Make copies of telomeres
C)Extend DNA
D)Make copies of DNA

A

A

17
Q

Approx number of base pairings in DNA

A)10^3
B)10^4
C)10^5
D)10^6

A

D

18
Q

Which stain is used for G banding

A

Giemsa

19
Q

Which stain is used for Q banding

A

quinacrine

20
Q

Which on of these is incorrect about mitosis
A)produces 2 genetically identical cells
B)genetically different to parent
C)Replaces dead cells
D)Growth

A

B

21
Q

During mitosis, chromosomes attach themselves to microtubules that propagate from centrosomes.

What are these microtubules made of?

A

Tubulin

22
Q

Examining a histological section, a pathologist sees a cell undergoing mitosis. The chromosomes are moving towards opposite poles of the cell and there are no nuclear membranes.

Which phase of mitosis is this?

A

Anaphase

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