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bio exam3

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codominant   allele that are both expressed when they occur together in the heterozygous state (example are A and B alleles in the ABO blood groupings)  
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codon   group of 3 mRNA bases each of which specifies an amino acid when translated  
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complementary   a fundamental process in which adenosine pairs with thymine and guanine with cytosine  
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adenosine pairs with what in DNA?   Thymine  
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Thymine pairs with what in DNA/RNA?   Adenosine  
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Cytosine pairs with what in DNA/RNA?   Guanine  
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Guanine pairs with what in DNA/RNA?   Cytosine  
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adenoine pairs with what in RNA?   Uracil  
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cytokinesis   cytoplasmic division that occurs during mitosis and meiosis  
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diploid   having 2 copies of each chromosome.  
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what is the diploid number for human chromosomes   46  
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DNA   double helix, contains a nitrogenous base pairs, made of sugar deoxyribose, sugar-phosphate backbone  
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exon   portions of the genes that encode for amino acids, retained  
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dominant   an allele that is expresed in the same way in a single copy as in a double copy  
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gamete   haploid germ cell ex. sperm and ovum  
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promoter   before every structural gene this exists. dna sequence located 5' of a gene to which rna polymerase binds to begin transcription  
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enhancers   increase the production of a particular protein....regulatory gene...ex.proto-onco genes  
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silencer   turns of expression of a gene. ex. proto-onco genes  
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gene   fundamental unit of heredity, information used to produce/codes for a protein  
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genotype   indivdual's allelic constiution at a locus  
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haploid   refer to the cells that have one copy of each chromosome, the typical state for gametes  
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what is the haploid number for humans?   23  
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heterozygous   individual who has 2 different alleles at a locus  
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homologous   dna/amino acids sequence highly similar to one another. refers to chromosones that pair during fertilization (1 from mom, one from dad)  
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homozygous   individual with two alleles at the locus are the same  
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intron   noncoding part of mrna,spliced out  
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meiosis   cell division process in which haploid gametes are formed from diploid germ cells  
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metaphase   stage of mitosis/meosis in which homologous chromosomes are arranged on the equatorial plane of the cell  
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mitosis   cell division process in which 2 identical progency cells are produced from a single parent cell  
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nucleotide   basic unit of dna or rna consisting of one deoxyribose (ribose in RNA case) one phosphate, and one nitrogenous base  
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phenotype   observed characteristics of an individual, produced by the interaction of genes and enviroment  
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polymorphism   a locus in which 2 or more alleles have gene frequencies greater than 0.01 in a population  
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prophase   first stage of mitosis and meosis  
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recessive   an allele that is masked by the dominant allele when the two occur in a heterozygote  
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repetitive DNA   DNA sequences that are found in multiple copies in the genome  
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ribosomes   site of translation of mature mesenger rna into amino acids sequences  
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satellite dna   a portion of the dna that differs enough in base composition so that it form a distinct bond on a cesium, usually contain highly repeptitive dna sequences  
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somatic   a cell other than those of the gamete-forming germline, in humans those are called haploid  
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structural gene   genes that encode protein products  
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telophase   a final major stage of mitosis and meiosis in which the daughter chromosomes are located on oppoite edges of the cell and new nuclear envelope is formed  
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transcription   process in which mRNA sequence is sythesized from DNA template  
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allele   refers to the different form or DNA sequences, that a gene can have in a population  
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anaphase   one of the stages of cell division, in which sister chromatids seperate and move toward opposite ide of the cell  
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anticodon   3 nucleotides dna sequence in a trna molecule that undergoes complementary base pairing with mRNA codon  
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autosome   the 22 pairs of chromosomes excluding the sex chromosomes (x and y)  
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centromere   the region of a chromosome that seperates the two arms; site of attachment for the sspindle fibers during cell division  
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chromosome   threadlike structure consisting of chromatin  
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mRNA   is transcribed from a DNA template, and carries coding information to the sites of protein synthesis: the ribosomes. Here, the nucleic acid polymer is translated into a polymer of amino acids: a protein  
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tRNA   is a small RNA molecule (usually about 74-95 nucleotides) that transfers a specific active amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain at the ribosomal site of protein synthesis during translation  
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rRNA   RNA component of the protein manufacturing machinery of all living cells.provides a mechanism for decoding mRNA into amino acids and interacts with tRNAs during translation by providing peptidyl transferase activity  
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translation   is the third stage of protein biosynthesis (part of the overall process of gene expression). Where mRNA is decoded to create a protein.  
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splicing (mRNA)   is a modification of an RNA after transcription, in which introns are removed and exons are joined.  
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regulatory gene   is a gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes. A regulator gene may encode a protein, or it may work at the level of RNA, as in the case of genes encoding microRNAs.  
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examples of regulatory genes   promoter – bind RNA polymerase-before every structural gene properly orient the polymerase, give start point enhancer silencer  
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disjunction   the seperation of chromosomes during cell division  
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chromatid   is one of the two identical copies of DNA making up a duplicated chromosome, which are joined at their centromeres, for the process of cell division (mitosis or meiosis).  
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antiparallel   In biochemistry, two molecules are that run side-by-side in opposite directions. 5 to 3 prime end  
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