Unit 3 Exam Flashcards
What is an oncogene?
What is a protooncogene?
What is a TSG?
What would you find in a microarray chip well?
During the microarray process, what is the mRNA converted to?
What are fluorescent tags added to in the microarray process and what is their purpose?
In the Microarray process, how do we know if the genes are likely involved in tumor formation?
What are the different methods of detecting cancer (X-rays, cancer, etc)? When are each used? What are the pros and cons of each?
What is the difference between the morphology of health cells and that of cancer cells?
What are the advantages of Microarray technology?
What do the colors on a Microarray mean (basic colors and different brightnesses)?
How are cancers named? What about if that cancer spreads?
What do different Pearson Correlation Coefficients mean?
What are the limitations of microarrays?
what are the applications of microarrays?
