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The rest of module 2 Flashcards

1
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What is a gene

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A defined region (sequence) of DNA that produces a type of RNA molecule that has some function

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Gene expression definition

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The process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product

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How does RNA polymerase synthesise mRNA

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Catalyses formation of phosphodiester bonds between ribonucleotides

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What are the three stages of transcription

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Initiation, elongation, termination

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What occurs in the initiation stage of transcription

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Transcription factors bind to promoter region (TATA box), RNA polymerase II binds forming a transcriptional initiation complex together with transcription factors. 2 DNA strands separate and RNA pol II starts synthesis without the need of a primer

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What occurs in the elongation stage of transcription

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RNA polymerase II uses the template strand which runs in the 3’->5’ direction as a template and inserts complementary RNA nucleotides in the 5’ -> 3’ direction

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What parts of the gene are transcribed

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5’ UTR, coding sequence, 3’ UTR

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What parts of the gene are translated

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Exons

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9
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What is splicing

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Removal of introns from mRNA strand to make continuous coding sequence

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What is pre mRNA

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mRNA stored while still containing introns, so that proteins can be made quickly when required

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Purpose of promoter region

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DNA segment recognised by RNA polymerase to initiate transcription

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5’UTR purpose

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Contain regulatory elements, facilitates addition of 5’ G cap

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13
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3’UTR purpose

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Contain regulatory elements, facilitates addition of poly-A tail

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5’G cap

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Prevents mRNA degradation, promotes intron excision and provides a binding site for the small ribosomal subunit

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Poly-A tail

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Prevents mRNA degradation, promotes intron excision and facilitates export of mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

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16
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Where does transcription occur in eukaryotes

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In the nucleus

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17
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Where does translation occur

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In the endoplasmic reticulum or cytoplasm

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18
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Where does transcription occur in prokaryotes

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In the cytoplasm

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What is a functional gene product

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Protein or non-coding RNA (doesn’t give rise to a protein but has some other function, e.g tRNA, rRNA)

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What is a monohybrid cross

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Crossing two heterozygotes for one gene

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What is the expected phenotype ratio of a monohybrid cross

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3:1

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What is a test cross

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Crossing an unknown genotype but dominant phenotype with a known genotype, recessive phenotype

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23
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What are Mendel’s two laws

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Law of segregation, law of independent assortment

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What is a dihybrid cross

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Crossing two heterozygotes for two genes

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What is the expected phenotype ratio of a dihybrid cross

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9:3:3:1

26
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Product rule

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Multiply independent events (e.g unlinked genes)

27
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Sum rule

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Add mutually exclusive events

28
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What is a polymorphic trait

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A monogenic trait but with many alleles

29
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What is incomplete dominance

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When a heterozygote has a blend of the two phenotypes

30
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What is co dominance

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When a heterozygote expresses both traits

31
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What is a polygenic trait

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A phenotype controlled by the additive effects of many genes (groups of genes). Characters appear continuous or quantitative (non discrete)

32
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What are examples of apparent exceptions to Mendel’s laws

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Co dominance, incomplete dominance, polymorphism

33
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How does the environment affect phenotype

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Smooths differences between phenotypes (continuous traits can have a simple genetic basis)

34
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Polygenic vs polymorphic

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Polygenic: trait which has many genes causing it
Polymorphic: gene which has many alleles

35
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What is a sex linked trait

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Involving genes on sex chromosomes

36
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Around how many linked genes are there per chromosome

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1000

37
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What is the recombinant frequency

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The proportion of recombinant gametes

38
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How do you calculate the recombinant frequency

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Recombinant phenotypes/ total phenotypes

39
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What is the approximate recombinant frequency for distant (unlinked) genes

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~50%

40
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What is the recombinant frequency for linked genes

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0-50%

41
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What type of relationship is there between distance between linked genes and recombination frequency

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Linear

42
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What is the centimorgan

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Arbitrary unit used for measuring distance between linked genes. cM = 100 x recombination frequency

43
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What is a map unit and how long is a chromosome

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Same as a centimorgan, a chromosome is about 50 map units

44
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Population definition

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Localised group of individuals of the same species

45
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Gene pool definition

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Total aggregate of genes (and their alleles) in the population at one time

46
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Hardy-Weinberg Equation

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p^2 + 2pq + q^2

47
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Allele frequency Hardy-Weinberg Equation

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p+q = 1

48
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What is p Hardy-Weinberg Equation

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Frequency of dominant allele

49
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What is q Hardy-Weinberg Equation

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Frequency of recessive allele

50
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How can allele frequencies change

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Non- random mating (assortative mating, in breeding), random genetic drift, bottleneck effect, founder effect, natural selection, gene flow, migration, mutation

51
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Random genetic drift

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A random change in allele frequencies due to sampling error over generations

52
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Bottleneck effect

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Catastrophic event results in the death of a random part of the population. Consequential population may not be representative of original

53
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Founder effect

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Random event results in the relocation of part of population. Resulting populations may not be representative of original

54
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Stabilising selection

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Reduces variation but does not change the mean

55
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Directional selection

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Changes the mean value toward one extreme

56
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Disruptive selection

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Favours the two extremes producing two peaks

57
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Frequency dependent selection

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Natural selection maintains an equal proportion of phenotypes (e.g left and right mouthed perissodus microlepis)

58
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Cline

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The gradual geographic change in genetic/phenotypic composition

59
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Migration features

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Brings new alleles, changes proportions of existing alleles, changes population size, makes two populations more similar

60
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Centimorgan = (in terms of recombinant frequency)

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Centimorgan = 100x recombinant frequency

61
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What are the human examples of sex linked traits

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red-green colour blindness (recessive), haemophilia

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