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Cell Bio ch 5

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DNA ---> RNA ---> protein   show
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show Transcription  
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show Translation  
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What is the genetic material?   show
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What is all of the DNA in the cell referred to as?   show
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Passed from one generation to the next; gives us our particular characteristics   show
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show Genes  
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show Replication  
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A gene is used to make an RNA molecule   show
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One strand of DNA is _____ to make two identical strands   show
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Copy of a structural gene   show
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show mRNA  
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show tRNA  
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Involved in process of translation (carries amino acids to the ribosome)   show
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Copy of an rRNA gene   show
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Makes up part of the ribosome   show
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show Ribosome  
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show Amino acids  
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DNA is useful as the genetic material mainly because of its _____; easy to copy   show
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show Double helix  
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show Pyrimidine  
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Double ring containing A and G   show
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What is the sugar in DNA?   show
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DNA is made up of a _____ ring, _____, and a _____ group   show
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The backbone of DNA is what?   show
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show The backbone  
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show Two  
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How many hydrogen bonds do G and C form?   show
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show Hydrogen  
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What holds the two DNA strands together?   show
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If the sequence of two strands of DNA is such that they can H-bond along their full length, then they are _____   show
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show Complementary  
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show Sugar-phosphate  
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Free phosphate group on 5' carbon   show
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show Phosphate  
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Free hydroxyl group on 3' carbon   show
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show Hydroxyl  
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show Anti-parallel  
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How many base pairs are in one full turn of the helix?   show
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There are _____ Angstroms per base pair (rise)   show
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show 34  
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Bigger indentation in DNA   show
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show Minor groove  
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Eukaryotes have many _____ chromosomes   show
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show Chromatin  
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What kind of chromosomes are very long and wrapped around proteins (histones) and packaged in an orderly fashion?   show
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show Bacteria  
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show Bacterial chromosome  
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show 50, 250  
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show 3.2 x 10^9  
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How many copies of the human genome do we have?   show
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The entire genome, stretched out, would be about _____ meters long (this is in EVERY cell)   show
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show Genome  
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Individual, linear segments (millions of base pairs)   show
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Humans have _____ individual chromosomes and two copies of each, giving us a total of _____ chromosomes   show
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Smaller segments (portions) of chromosomes (thousands of base pairs)   show
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show 25,000  
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Humans have 22 different _____   show
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Chromosomes that don't determine sex; we have two copies of each (one from mom, one from dad)   show
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show Diploid  
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show Sex  
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show Females  
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XY are the sex chromosomes for...   show
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show Homologous  
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show Homologous chromosomes  
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show X and Y  
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show Karyotype  
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show Karyotype  
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One chromosome breaks and attaches to the end of another   show
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More than two copies of a chromosome   show
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show Genome size  
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Eukaryotic genomes are usually much _____ than bacterial genomes   show
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show Smaller  
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show Correlation  
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show Compact  
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Eukaryotes have lots of _____ in between genes, frequently called "junk DNA"   show
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Many scientists believe the sequence isn't important, but the spacing is   show
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During the cell cycle: everything except mitosis   show
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Dispersed chromosomes (less condensed); individual chromosomes can't be distinguished using a light microscope   show
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show Mitosis  
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show Centromere  
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show Origin of replication  
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End of the chromosome; allows the ends to be replicated and also provides a "cap" that marks the ends as ends (rather than breaks)   show
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show Less  
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Regions with genes that are silent are _____ condensed; no access needed   show
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Nucleotide sequence of DNA that control a discrete hereditary characteristic of an organism   show
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Encodes an RNA molecule (rRNA, mRNA, tRNA, etc.)   show
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show 1 x 10^4 to 5 x 10^5  
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Double membrane that surrounds the nucleus   show
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show Nuclear pores  
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Allow some molecules to pass through nuclear envelope; passage is regulated   show
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show Nuclear lamina  
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Gives structural support for the nuclear membrane   show
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Abnormal nucleus shape is present in patients with mutations in _____ _____ proteins (causes disease called progeria)   show
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show Discrete  
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Area where genes for ribosomal RNA cluster (rRNA is synthesized)   show
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show Nucleus  
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Stretched out, the DNA in our cells would be about _____ meters long   show
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The nucleus is usually less than _____ micrometers   show
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DNA is condensed through association with _____ proteins   show
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show Histones, non-histone proteins  
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show Condensed  
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What are the five main histones?   show
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show Histones  
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What histones make up a histone octamer?   show
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show Histone octamer  
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show Lysine, arginine  
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show Lysine, arginine  
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The DNA makes _____ turns around the histone octamer   show
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How many base pairs of DNA are wrapped around each histone octamer?   show
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The DNA and histone octamer complex is known as...   show
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show Nucleosome  
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Regions of RNA in between nucleosome core particles   show
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show Can vary - usually a few to 80 base pairs  
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show Nuclease  
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Short digestion times: nuclease breaks down only _____ region, which frees individual nucleosome core particles   show
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Region of core histones that extend out of the nucleosome   show
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show Histone tails  
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Areas with no genes (centromeres and telomeres) are very highly _____   show
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show Formation of nucleosomes  
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show 1/3  
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HISTONES: also known as "linker" histone   show
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HISTONES: binds the linker region in between nucleosome core particles   show
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HISTONES: thought to bring individual nucleosome core particles together   show
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show H1 histone  
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show 30 nm fiber  
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Individual nucleosomes packed close together   show
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show 30 nm fiber  
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The 30 nm fiber is folded into a series of _____   show
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show Nuclear envelope, nuclear lamina  
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show Gene expression  
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show Replication  
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DYNAMIC CHROMATIN STRUCTURE: other times, proteins need access to _____ DNA damage   show
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show Chromatin remodeling complexes  
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show Hydrolysis  
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The overall result of chromatin remodeling complexes is that nucleosomes are _____   show
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show Chromatin remodeling complexes  
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Reversible COVALENT modification; N-terminus   show
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Phosphorylation, acetylation, methylation done by enzymes present in the nucleus   show
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RESULTS OF HISTONE MODIFICATION: "_____" positive charges on the histone tails (might make 30nm fiber less tightly packed)   show
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show Code  
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RESULTS OF HISTONE MODIFICATION: sometimes used to "_____" regions of chromatin (newly replication, etc.)   show
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show Histone code  
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show Enzymes  
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show Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs)  
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show Regulated  
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show Reversible  
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Usually doesn't contain any genes; stains dark; usually ~10% of a chromosome   show
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show Heterochromatin  
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show Euchromatin  
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show Interphase  
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show Genes  
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Tends to spread; modified regions attract enzymes that modify histone tails in adjacent regions   show
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show Heterochromatin  
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show Positive effects  
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show Inherited  
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Marks on genome (DNA/chromatin) that affect gene expression but DO NOT change the DNA sequence   show
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_____ modifications are one type of epigenetic regulation and inheritance   show
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