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Bio: Unit 4
DNA
| Term/Question | Definition/Answer |
|---|---|
| DNA | Double Stranded, made of subunits called nucleotides. |
| What 3 parts do nucleotides have? | 1. sugar 2. Phosphate 3. Nitrogen containing base |
| Name the 4 nitrogen containing bases. | 1. adenine 2. guanine 3. cytosine 4. thymine |
| Are adenine and guanine purines or pyrimidines? | Purines |
| Are cytosine and thymine pyrimidines or purines? | Pyrimidines |
| What are purines? | 2 rings of carbon & nitrogen atoms. |
| What are pyrimidines? | 1 ring of carbon & nitrogen atoms |
| What did Watson & Crick do? | DNA is made of 2 nucleotide chains |
| Replication | Copying of DNA |
| Mutation | Change in sequence |
| RNA | Nucleic acid, single stranded, uracil replaces thymine. |
| Sugar= | Ribose |
| How many types of RNA are there? | 3 |
| Messenger RNA | Carries genetic info from DNA to the nucleus |
| Transfer RNA | Binds to specific amino acids |
| Ribosomal RNA | Makes up the ribosomes. |
| Transcription | Genetic info is copied from DNA to RNA |
| Genetic Code | Relationship between nucleotide sequence & amino acid seq. |
| Codon | every 3 letters in a mRNA seq. |
| Translation | Assembling polypeptides from info encoded in the mRNA |
| Where does mNA migrate to? | Ribosomes |
| Mutation | Change in DNA |
| Chromosomal Mutation | Change in structure |
| How many types of chom. mutation are there? | 5 |
| Deletion | A piece of a chrom is lost |
| Invertion | Chrom. seg. breaks off and reattaches backwards |
| Duplication | Seq. is repeated |
| Translocation | 2 chrom that aren't homologous |
| Nondisjunction | Failure of chrom to separate. |
| Gene mutation | mutation of the genes |
| Genetic enginering | altering and cloning genes |
| DNA extraction | Chemical treatments that cause cells to burst |
| Use of restriction enzymes? | Used as "siccors" to cut DNA |
| DNA seq | Used to determine order of nucleotides |
| Cloning | Genetically identical cells |
| Recombninant DNA | DNA from 2 or more sources that is incorporated into a single recombinate molecule |
| Transgenics | Genome has been altered by the transfer of a gene. |
| Gene therapy | insertion of genes into a persons cells |