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genetics101
final study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What's the role of enzymes? | they facilitate or catalyze biochemical reactions so that they occur swiftly enough to sustain life |
| what's transcription? | Manufacturing RNA from DNA |
| What's translation? | assembly of an amino acid chain according to the sequence of base triplets in a molecule of mRNA. |
| whats RNA polymerase | an enzyme that adds RNA nucleotides to a growing RNA chain. |
| whats a teratogen | a substance that causes a birth defect |
| whats a critical period | the time during prenatal development when a structure is sensitive to damage from a mutation or an enviromental intervention |
| what's epigenetics | a layer of information placed on a gene that is a modification other than a change in DNA sequence |
| whats a histone | a type of protein around which DNA entwines |
| whats oogenesis | oocyte development |
| whats spermatogenesis | sperm cell differentiation |
| what's cancer | a group of disorders resulting from loss of cell cycle control |
| whats consanguinity | blood relatives having children together |
| whats mutations | a change in a protein encoding gene that affects the phenotype and occurs in less than one percent of a population |
| whats a mitochondrion | an organelle consisting of a double membrane that houses enzymes that catalyze reactions that extract energy from nutrients |
| whats a neural tube | a structure in the embryo that develops into the brain and spinal cord |
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