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Biology - AQA - Unit 8

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A1. Mutations
What are mutations definition mut...,
The types of mutations that can o...,
The order of ______ in a ______ d...
9  cards
A2. Mutagenic Agents
What are mutagenic agents mutatio...
1  cards
A3. Cancer
Cell division and cancermutations...,
Tumour suppressor genes when normal,
Proto oncogenes when normal
9  cards
A4. Interpreting Data on Cancer
Interpreting the data on risk fac...,
Preventing treating and curing ca...,
Preventing cancerif a specific ca...
4  cards
A5. Stem Cells
What are stem cells 3 points,
Where are stem cells found all mu...,
Becoming specialisedstem cells be...
6  cards
A6. Stem Cells in Medicine
Stem cell therapies in existenceb...,
Stem cell therapies of the future...,
Sources of stem cellsto use stem ...
5  cards
A7. Regulation of Transcription and Translation
Controlling transcriptionyou shou...,
The role of transcription factors...,
Oestrogenwhat can oestrogen affec...
14  cards
A8. Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression
How does epigenetic control work,
Inheriting epigenetic changes,
Increased methylation of dnamethy...
6  cards
A9. Evaluating Data on Phenotypes
Evaluating data about influences ...,
Twin studiesin the exam you might...,
Tip identical twins have very sim...
3  cards
B1. Genome Projects
A genome is the entire set of dna...,
Sequencing genomesimprovements in...,
Sequencing proteomesmany applicat...
5  cards
B2. Making DNA Fragments
Recombinant dna technology,
Methods for making dna fragmentsi...,
Method 1 using reverse transcript...
9  cards
B3. Amplifying DNA Fragments
In vivo and in vitro gene cloning...,
In vivo cloningonce you ve got th...,
Tip bacteria can also be encourag...
6  cards
B4. Recombinant DNA Technology
Transformed organismsmicroorganis...,
Transformed organisms examplefore...,
The benefits of transformed organ...
5  cards
B5. Gene Therapy
How does gene therapy work gene t...,
The two types of gene therapy som...,
Germ line therapythis involves al...
4  cards
B6. Gene Probes and Medical Diagnosis
Locating alleles using dna probes...,
Locating alleles using dna probes...,
Screening for multiple genesthe p...
8  cards
B7. Genetic Fingerprinting
The principles of genetic fingerp...,
Producing genetic fingerprintsso ...,
Uses of genetic fingerprinting 1 ...
4  cards

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