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Genetics Set 2

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Tamoxifen is a famous med for which cancer? Breast cancer
30% of cancer in America is caused by Smoking
The most common form of cancer in America is? Skin cancer
Are plasmids self-replicating? yes
What is a callus in plant cloning? A mass of undifferentiated cells
What do you call a collection of cloned DNA sequences? A library
What do you call natural radiation? Background radiation
Globins have a _____ group and carry a _____ atom. Heme and iron
The SARS virus carries how many genes? It is an unknown strain of _____. 11 genes. Cornavirus
What transfers heritable information from one bacterial strain to another? DNA
Bacteriophages are _____ that attack and kill _____ viruses / bacteria
Phages contain only DNA and _____ Protein
Phage proteins contain sulfur but no Phosphorus
Phage DNA contains phosporus but no sulfur
All matter is composed of _____ and the different types of atoms are known as ______ Atoms / Elements
a molecule is how many atoms bonded together? Two or more
biological organisms contain which two types of nucleic acid? RNA and DNA
What are the sub-units of RNA and DNA? Nucleotides
Nucleotides are formed by covalent bonding of which three things? Phosphate a base and a sugar
When nucleotides are joined together they form a chain called a? Polynucleotide
Is a polynucleotide a polar or non-polar molecule? polar
In DNA bases A always pairs with ___ and C always pairs with ___ . Each set is called a ___. T / G / Base pair
What enzyme copies DNA? DNA polymerase
Chromosome territories don't overlap, instead they are separated by spaces called?` Interchromosomal domains
Can RNA fold over itself? Yes
DNA is packed into chromosomes by several levels of? Coiling and compaction
Each Chromatid contains a DNA molecule with one old strand and one ___ one. New
When the centromeres divide in anaphase, each chromatid becomes a separate _____. Chromosome
Which parent do you get your mitochondrial DNA from? Why The mother, because sperm do naot have mitochondria therefore the father does not pass it on.
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