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topic 3 - genetics Flashcards

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what are the advantages of sexual reproduction?

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-produce variation (due to genetic variation)
-survival advantage by natural selection
-> sped up by humans in selective breeding

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what are the disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

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-lots of time and energy needed to find a mate
-not possible for isolated individual to reproduce

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what are the advantages of asexual reproduction?

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-only 1 parent needed -> more energy and time efficient (no wasted gametes)
-more reliable offspring
-identical offspring - can be produced in favourable conditions

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what are the disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

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-doesn’t lead to genetic variation in population
-species may only be suited to 1 habitat
-disease may affect all individuals

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what are gametes?

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sex cells (sperm and egg)

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what is a zygote?

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fertilized egg

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7
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what are the stages of mitosis?

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IPMATC

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what is DNA organised into in the nucleus?

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chromosomes

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9
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how many chromosomes do normal body cells have?

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46 - diploid

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10
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how many chromosomes do gametes have?

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23 - haploid

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what is meiosis?

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type of cell division that results in 2 daughter cells - each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cells (production of gametes)

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describe meiosis?

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-DNA duplicates
-divides into 2 cells - each have 1 full set of DNA
-cross over occurs - mixes DNA of mother and father
-second division occurs - leaves 4 genetically different daughter cells each with half set of DNA - making them haploid (1n)

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how many chromatids are in 2 replicated chromosomes after meiosis?

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4 sister chromatids

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what is meiosis’ role in sexual reproduction and growth of the embryo?

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-meiosis needed to form gametes
-these fuse to from zygote
-zygote divides by mitosis to form embryo

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what is the genome?

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entire genetic material of an organism

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what is a gene?

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short section of DNA that instructs for a particular protein

17
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what is DNA?

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deoxyribonucleic acid - polymer of nucleotides made up of 2 strands that form a double helix

18
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what are the bases of DNA?

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C, G, A, T

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what are the pairs of bases?

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C with G and A with T

20
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what is the structure of DNA?

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-polymer - joined by nucleotides - sugar phosphate backbone
-2 strands coil to form a double helix
-linked by series of complementary bases joined by weak hydrogen bonds

21
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what is the hydrogen bonding rule for the base pairs?

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C bonds to G with 3 hydrogen bonds
A bonds to T with 2 hydrogen bonds

22
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how can DNA be extracted from fruit cells?

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  1. mash strawberries in beaker containing detergent and salt
  2. detergent breaks down cell membranes releasing DNA - salt clumps DNA together
  3. filter mixture to get froth and big insoluble bits of cell out
  4. add ice-cold ethanol slowly stop when as much has been added as there is filtrate
  5. DNA insoluble in cold ethanol so will appear as a stringy white precipitate
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what does the DNA base sequence code for?

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sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein which fold to produce specifically shaped proteins (e.g. enzymes)

24
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where does protein synthesis occur?

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ribosomes but DNA is too large to leave nucleus so has to go through transcription

25
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what is transcription?

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where bases in DNA is used to make small, single strand of mRNA

26
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what bases does RNA use?

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C, G, A, U - instead of T

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describe transcription

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  1. section of DNA (gene) unwinds and unzips (hydrogen bonds between 2 stands breaks)
  2. RNA nucleotides bind to exposed bases on template strand - RNA polymerase joins
  3. forms mRNA - complementary to template strand + matches coding strand (but RNA)
  4. mRNA leaves nucleus to go to ribosomes
  5. 2 strands of DNA join back up
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describe translation

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  1. first mRNA codon is read and a tRNA molecule with complementary anticodon binds bringing the first amino acid
  2. next codon read and tRNA with complementary anti-codon binds with 2nd amino acid - peptide bond forms between amino acids
  3. only 2 tRNA’s can attach at a time so first one leaves and is free to collect another amino acid
  4. chain grows as process continues and ribosome moves down mRNA
  5. polypeptide formed

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