Thème 1A Flashcards
Gene
functional unit of heredity and variation
Found on chromosomes and are parts of the genome that encodes for RNA and protein
Genetics
Study of heredity and variation in cells individuals and populations
Molecular genetics
Study of function and structure of genes at molecular level
Allèles
Variant forms of a gene caused by difference in DNA sequence result in changes in amino acid sequence of proteins
Genotype
Genes inherited by organisms by mother and father
Genome
Entire DNA sequence ACGT of an organism
Phenotype
Viable traits like height illness blood type eye color
Gênée expression
Turning on a gene to produce RNA and proteins
What is the only coding rna
MRNA because it makes proteins
Protein expression
The type and abundance of proteins in the cell
What role do proteins play in determining phenotype
Being that proteins change the rate of reaction in a cell they are important for determining phenotype
What are the 3 types of proteins
Enzymes increase rate of reaction
Structural protein maintaining cell shape
Signalling proteins like hormones
Differential regulation
Genes being turned on to a greater extent then others
Example light vs dark blue eyes
What causes people to look alike
Similar alleles and amount of differential regulation
What are the 3 classical experiments for establishing DNA molecule
Griffith
Avery Mcarthy and Macleod
Hershey and chase