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Why Study Medical Genetics Flashcards

1
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What is the goal of the human genome project

A

Determine the sequence is a chemical base pairs which make up DNA

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What is a genome

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All the DNA in an organism

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3
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What are the four types of genetic disease disorders

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Chromosome, single gene, multi factorial, mitochondria

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4
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What do all genetic diseases involve?

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Cellular defects

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5
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What is chromatin

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A combination of DNA and histones that gives the nucleus a granular appearance

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What are chromosomes

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Condensed chromatin that form dark staining bodies

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7
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What are genes

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The basic unit of inheritance made of DNA that provide the blueprint for all proteins in the body

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Transcription in a nutshell

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RNA is synthesized from a DNA template by RNA polymerase. This forms mRNA

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Where does transcription occur

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Nucleus

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10
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Where does translation occur

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Cytoplasm

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11
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Where are introns spliced out at in the cell

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Nucleus

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Translation in a nutshell

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RNA synthesizes a polypeptide by interacting with tRNA

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13
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Is the codon or anti-codon on the tRNA

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Anti-codon

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14
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Is the codon or anti-codon on the mRNA

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Codon

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15
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Our purines double or single carbon nitrogen ringed

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Double

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16
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What is the key to accurate DNA replication

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Complementary base pairing

17
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What Does the uracil replace in RNA

18
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What are the three stop codons

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UAA, UGA, UAG

19
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What do housekeeping genes do

A

Encode products that are required for some maintenance and metabolism

20
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What must you have in order to go from DNA to mRNA

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Transcription factors

21
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What are DNA binding motifs

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Configurations that allow the transcription factor to buy into a unique portion of the DNA helix

22
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Because mRNA cannot bind directly to amino acids what do you need?

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And tRNA what are on the two opposite ends

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Attachment for covalent bond and a three prime end and anti-codon on the other end

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What does rRNA do

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Find mRNA and tRNA to the ribosome

25
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What are post translational modification’s

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Chemical changes that occur shortly after proteins are translated

26
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What is a karyotype

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Ordered display of chromosomes; number and type of chromosomes present in an individual

27
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What is a karyogram

A

Printed display of chromosomes

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