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Biology
Intro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gene expression | Information in a gene directs the production of a cellular product |
| Genome | Entire “library” of genetic instructions |
| Negative feedback | Accumulation of an end product of a process slows that process |
| The three domains | Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya |
| Hydrocarbons | Organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen |
| Isomers | Compounds that have the same numbers of atoms of the same elements but different structures and hence different properties |
| Structural isomers | Differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms |
| Cis-trans isomers | Carbons have covalent bonds to the same atoms, but these atoms differ in their spatial arrangements due to the inflexibility of double bonds |
| Enantiomers | Isomers that are mirror images of each other and that differ in shape due to the presence of an asymmetric carbon |
| Hydroxyl group | A hydrogen atom is bonded to an oxygen atom, which in turn is bonded to the carbon skeleton of the organic molecule |
| Carbonyl group | Consists of a carbon atom joined to an oxygen atom by a double bond |
| Carboxyl group | When an oxygen atom is double bonded to a carbon atom that is also bonded to an ¬OH group, the entire assembly of atoms |