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Chapter 2.1: Background: The Historical Puzzle of Inheritance
Define genes,
Define genetics,
What is the idea that parental tr...
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Chapter 2.2: Genetic Analysis According to Mendel
How does a specific gene affect p...,
What does mendels law of segregat...,
What do monohybrid crosses reveal
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Chapter 2.3: Mendelian Inheritance in Humans
Define carrier,
What pattern of inheritance do re...,
Define consanguineous mating
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Chapter 3.1: Extension to Mendel for Single-Gene Inheritance
Define multiple alleles,
What is a gene with only one comm...,
How many alleles does each of the...
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Chapter 3.2: Extensions to Mendel for Multifactorial Inheritance
Define permissive conditions,
Continuous traits are usually __g...,
Define pentrance
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Chapter 4.1: Chromosomes: The Carriers of Genes
What is the chromosome theory of ...,
What are chromosomes that match i...,
Define chromosomes
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Chapter 4.2: Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination
What does the sex chromosome geno...,
When is amniocentesis performed,
What does the sex chromosome geno...
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Chapter 4.3: Mitosis: Cell Division that Reserves Chromosome Number
In what phase of mitosis does the...,
In what phase of mitosis does chr...,
What are kinetochore microtubules...
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Chapter 4.4: Meiosis: Cell Divisions That Halve Chromosome Number
What phase of meiosis does the nu...,
What phase of meiosis does sister...,
What are somatic cells
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Chapter 4.5: Gametogenesis
What is known as the germ line,
Describe oogenesis,
Describe spermatogenesis
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Chapter 4.6: Validation of the Chromosome Theory
What is it called when males inhe...,
Define x linked,
How do mendels laws correlate wit...
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Chapter 4.7: Sex-Linked and Sexually Dimorphic Traits in Humans
What type of linked trait would s...,
What type of linked trait would s...,
What do sex influenced traits
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Chapter 5.1: Gene Linkage and Recombination
O genes that travel together more...,
O separation of genes on the same...,
What is recombination
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Chapter 5.2: Recombination: A Result of Crossing-Over During Meiosis
Define genetic markers,
What are alleles of genes that co...,
How does recombination contribute...
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Chapter 5.3: Mapping: Locating Genes Along a Chromosome
What are the two limitations of t...,
What do three point crosses accou...,
What is chromosomal interference
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Chapter 5.4: The Chi-Square Test and Linkage Analysis
What are degrees of freedom,
What is the formula for chi squar...
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Chapter 6.1: Experimental Evidence for DNA as the Genetic Material
What are nucleotides,
What are phosphodiester bonds,
What is a polymer
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Chapter 6.2: The Watson and Crick Double Helix Model of DNA
Describe complementary base pairing,
Define hydrogen bonds,
What are weak electrostatic bonds...
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Chapter 6.5: Recombination at the DNA Level
What is a recombianation event,
Describe step 6 of recombination ...,
What are the steps of recombinati...
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Chapter 7.1: Mutations: Primary Tools of Genetic Analysis
What occurs when a base at a cert...,
What is a point mutation,
What is a substitution mutation
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Chapter 7.4: What Mutations Tell Us About Gene Function
What is a missense mutation,
What refers to a wild type cell t...,
Describe the primary structure of...
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Chapter 7.2: Molecular Mechanisms of Mutation
Describe irradiation mutation,
Descibe microhomology mediated en...,
Describe how uv radiation form di...
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Chapter 7.3: What Mutations Tell Us About Gene Structures
Describe mutation and deletion re...,
Define cis confuration,
Define cistron
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Chapter 6.4: DNA Replication
What is the function of dna helic...,
What is the function of dna ligas...,
What is the function of single st...
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Chapter 8.1: The Genetic Code
What are frameshift mutations,
Define codon,
What is evidence that a codon is ...
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Chapter 8.2: Transcription: From DNA to RNA
Define hairpin loops,
What is a primary transcript,
What are the 3 mechanisms of rna ...
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Chapter 8.3: Translation: From mRNA to Protein
What are posttranslational modifi...,
Describe initiation of translation,
What are aminoacyl trna synthetases
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Chapter 8.4: Differences in Gene Expression Between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
What is the difference between eu...,
What is the difference between eu...,
What is the difference between eu...
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Chapter 9.1: Fragmenting DNA
What is digestion,
How does size of dna affect size ...,
What is the function of a restric...
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Chapter 9.2: Cloning DNA Fragments
What are plasmids,
What are selectable markers,
What is transformation
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Chapter 9.3: Sequencing DNA
What are the 3 things dna polymer...,
What is a read sanger sequencing,
Describe step 1 hybridization of ...
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Chapter 9.4: Sequencing Genomes
Describe the hierarchical strategy,
What were the four ideas behind c...,
Describe the whole genome shotgun...
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Chapter 9.5: Finding the Genes in Genomes
What is the annotation of the genome,
Describe retroviruses,
When is dna a homolog
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Chapter 10.1: Variation Among Genomes
What are the 3 reasons why most d...,
Define dna marker,
Define single nucleotide polymorp...
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Chapter 10.2: Genotyping a Known Disease-Causing Mutation
Describe preimplantation embryo d...,
Define amniocentesis
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Chapter 11.1: Chromosomal DNA and Proteins
What is chromatin,
What does a chromosome contain,
What are histones
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Chapter 11.2: Chromosome Structure and Compaction
What does the nucleosome accomplish,
What does supercoiling accomplish,
What does radial loop scaffold ac...
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Chapter 11.3: Chromosomal Packaging and Gene Expression
In eukaryotes why is less dna tra...,
How does the promoter region chan...,
What is the function of remodelin...
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Chapter 11.4: Replication of Eukaryotic Chromosomes
Define replication unit or replicon,
What is o the dna running both wa...,
What is the first step of nucleos...
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Chapter 11.5: Chromosome Segregation
Describe centromeres in yeast,
Describe centromeres in higher eu...,
Define kinetochores
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Chapter 11.6: Artificial Chromosomes
What makes up a yeast artificial ...,
What happens to yac plasmids cont...,
What happens to yac plasmids with...
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Chapter 12.1: Rearrangements of Chromosomal DNA
Define deletion,
Define duplications,
Define inversions
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Chapter 15.1: The Elements of Prokaryotic Gene Expression
Describe rho independent terminat...,
How does translation in prokaryot...,
What is the function of rna polym...
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Chapter 15.3: RNA-Mediated Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
What are the 3 ways in which srna...,
What are allosteric rna leaders t...,
What are the 3 ways in which anti...
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Chapter 16.1: Overview of Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
What is a similarity between euka...,
Why does controlling expression i...
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Chapter 15.2: Regulation of Transcription Initiation via DNA-Binding Proteins
Does dna act in trans or cis,
What is the order of zya on the l...,
Describe the helix turn helix htf...
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Chapter 16.2: Control of Transcription Initiation Through Enhancers
Do activators act in cis or trans,
What is the function of rna pol i...,
What is the leucine zipper
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Chapter 16.3: Epigenetics: Control of Transcription Initiation Through DNA Methylation
Define genomic imprinting,
What are cpg islands,
Why is repression of genes by dna...
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Chapter 17.1: Creating Transgenic Organisms
What are 3 ways to introduce tran...,
What does o cell that contain the...,
What is o a vector derived from t...
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Chapter 2: Mendel’s Principles of Heredity Learning Objectives
O explain mendel s law of segrega...,
O relate how mendel s experimenta...,
O explain the importance of mende...
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Chapter 17.2: Uses of Transgenic Organisms
Describe the process of cloning b...,
What is the difference between th...,
What is using somatic nuclei of t...
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Chapter 3: Extensions to Mendel’s Laws Learning Objectives
O conclude from the results of cr...,
O infer from the results of cross...,
O predict from the results of cro...
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Chapter 17.3: Targeted Mutagenesis
Describe construction of knockout...,
Define gene targeting,
Define talen
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Chapter 4: The Chromosome Theory of Inheritance Learning Objectives
O describe the key chromosome beh...,
O describe the key events of meio...,
O distinguish between the sex chr...
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Chapter 17.4: Human Gene Therapy
Define in vivo gene therapy,
What is ex vivo gene therapy,
What is a gene whose expression w...
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Chapter 5: Linkage, Recombination, and the Mapping of Genes on Chromosomes Learning Objectives
O explain how a testcross can pro...,
O establish relative gene positio...,
O explain why the value of the re...
15
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Chapter 19.1: Characteristics of Cancer Cells
What is metastasis,
What is contact inhibition,
What is apoptosis
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Chapter 6: DNA Structure, Replication, and Recombination Learning Objectives
O describe the chemical component...,
O summarize the methods by which ...,
O explain the bacterial transform...
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Chapter 19.2: The Genetic Basis of Cancers
Define tumor progression,
What is over time tumors tend to ...,
Where does cancer originate
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Chapter 7: Anatomy and Function of a Gene: Dissection Through Mutation Learning Objectives
O describe complementation testin...,
O distinguish between the effects...,
O summarize the factors associate...
10
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Chapter 8: Gene Expression: The Flow of Information from DNA to RNA to Protein Learning Objectives
O relate trna s structure to its ...,
O list the steps in mrna formatio...,
O explain why most loss of functi...
16
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Chapter 9: Digital Analysis of Genomes Learning Objectives
O distinguish between digesting d...,
O describe how scientists produce...,
O explain the roles of dna polyme...
16
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