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Cell Bio ch 5

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DNA ---> RNA ---> protein   Gene ---> mRNA ---> polypeptide  
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DNA (gene) ---> RNA (mRNA) is known as what?   Transcription  
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RNA (mRNA) ---> protein (polypeptide) is known as what?   Translation  
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What is the genetic material?   DNA  
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What is all of the DNA in the cell referred to as?   Genome  
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Passed from one generation to the next; gives us our particular characteristics   Genome  
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Specific segments (sequences) of DNA; provide instructions   Genes  
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DNA gets copied into identical DNA molecules during _____ (prep for cell division)   Replication  
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A gene is used to make an RNA molecule   Transcription  
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One strand of DNA is _____ to make two identical strands   Copied  
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Copy of a structural gene   mRNA  
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Will be used by ribosomes as directions for making a specific protein   mRNA  
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Copy of a tRNA gene   tRNA  
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Involved in process of translation (carries amino acids to the ribosome)   tRNA  
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Copy of an rRNA gene   rRNA  
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Makes up part of the ribosome   rRNA  
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The specific sequence of nucleotides in an mRNA is "read" by what?   Ribosome  
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The sequence of nucleotides determines the sequence of _____ _____ in the protein   Amino acids  
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DNA is useful as the genetic material mainly because of its _____; easy to copy   Structure  
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DNA consists of two chains of nucleotides, which form what?   Double helix  
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Single ring containing C and T   Pyrimidine  
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Double ring containing A and G   Purine  
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What is the sugar in DNA?   Deoxyribose  
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DNA is made up of a _____ ring, _____, and a _____ group   Nitrogenous ring, sugar, phosphate group  
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The backbone of DNA is what?   Phosphate-sugar  
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The bases in DNA hang off what?   The backbone  
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How many hydrogen bonds do A and T form?   Two  
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How many hydrogen bonds do G and C form?   Three  
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The two nucleotide bases pair by _____ bonding   Hydrogen  
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What holds the two DNA strands together?   Hydrogen bonding between the bases  
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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 _____   Complementary  
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A on one chain, T on the other; G on one chain, C on the other   Complementary  
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Each strand of DNA is directional, which is based on linkage of _____ _____ units (backbone)   Sugar-phosphate  
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Free phosphate group on 5' carbon   5' end  
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The 5' end has a free _____ group on the 5' carbon   Phosphate  
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Free hydroxyl group on 3' carbon   3' end  
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The 3' end has a free _____ group on the 3' carbon   Hydroxyl  
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The two complementary strands in a double helix run in opposite directions, thus making them what?   Anti-parallel  
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How many base pairs are in one full turn of the helix?   10  
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There are _____ Angstroms per base pair (rise)   3.4  
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There are _____ Angstroms per turn (rise)   34  
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Bigger indentation in DNA   Major groove  
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Smaller indentation in DNA   Minor groove  
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Eukaryotes have many _____ chromosomes   Linear  
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DNA + histones + other associated proteins   Chromatin  
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What kind of chromosomes are very long and wrapped around proteins (histones) and packaged in an orderly fashion?   Eukaryotic  
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Usually has one circular chromosome   Bacteria  
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Not nearly as long as eukaryotic chromosomes; associated with proteins (but not histones)   Bacterial chromosome  
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Chromosome lengths range from _____ million to _____ million base pairs long   50, 250  
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How many base pairs are in one copy of the human genome?   3.2 x 10^9  
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How many copies of the human genome do we have?   Two  
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The entire genome, stretched out, would be about _____ meters long (this is in EVERY cell)   Two  
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Entire complement of genetic material in an organism (billions of base pairs)   Genome  
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Individual, linear segments (millions of base pairs)   Chromosome  
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Humans have _____ individual chromosomes and two copies of each, giving us a total of _____ chromosomes   23, 46  
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Smaller segments (portions) of chromosomes (thousands of base pairs)   Gene  
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Approximately how many genes do humans have?   25,000  
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Humans have 22 different _____   Autosomes  
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Chromosomes that don't determine sex; we have two copies of each (one from mom, one from dad)   Autosomes  
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Are autosomes haploid or diploid?   Diploid  
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Humans have 2 _____ chromosomes   Sex  
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XX are the sex chromosomes for...   Females  
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XY are the sex chromosomes for...   Males  
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Two pairs of each chromosome are called _____ chromosomes   Homologous  
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Contain the same genes although they may be different versions   Homologous chromosomes  
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What are the only chromosomes that are not homologous (different genes)?   X and Y  
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A display of the full set of 46 chromosomes (can look for large abnormalities)   Karyotype  
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Prepared using cells in mitosis; chromosomes are stained in a variety of ways to aid identification   Karyotype  
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One chromosome breaks and attaches to the end of another   Translocation  
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More than two copies of a chromosome   Trisomy  
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There is some correlation between organism complexity and _____ _____ (but only on a larger scale)   Genome size  
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Eukaryotic genomes are usually much _____ than bacterial genomes   Bigger  
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Our genome is much _____ than some plants and amoeba   Smaller  
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There is no real _____ between gene number, genome size, and chromosome number (genomes can contain a few long chromosomes or many short ones)   Correlation  
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Bacteria and most unicellular organisms have very _____ genomes   Compact  
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Eukaryotes have lots of _____ in between genes, frequently called "junk DNA"   Space  
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Many scientists believe the sequence isn't important, but the spacing is   Junk DNA  
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During the cell cycle: everything except mitosis   Interphase  
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Dispersed chromosomes (less condensed); individual chromosomes can't be distinguished using a light microscope   Interphase  
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Chromosomes are very condensed; can see individual ones   Mitosis  
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Specialized area of a chromosome necessary for separation during mitosis   Centromere  
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Place where DNA copying starts; there are many on each eukaryotic chromosome   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)   Telomere  
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During interphase, regions with genes that are expressed are _____ condensed; proteins and other enzymes involved in gene expression need access!   Less  
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Regions with genes that are silent are _____ condensed; no access needed   More  
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Nucleotide sequence of DNA that control a discrete hereditary characteristic of an organism   Gene  
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Encodes an RNA molecule (rRNA, mRNA, tRNA, etc.)   Gene  
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How many nucleotides are usually in one gene?   1 x 10^4 to 5 x 10^5  
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Double membrane that surrounds the nucleus   Nuclear envelope  
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Channels through the nuclear envelope   Nuclear pores  
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Allow some molecules to pass through nuclear envelope; passage is regulated   Nuclear pores  
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Fibrous network of proteins lining the inside of the nuclear membrane   Nuclear lamina  
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Gives structural support for the nuclear membrane   Nuclear lamina  
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Abnormal nucleus shape is present in patients with mutations in _____ _____ proteins (causes disease called progeria)   Nuclear lamina  
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Chromosomes occupy _____ locations in the nucleus; very organized   Discrete  
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Area where genes for ribosomal RNA cluster (rRNA is synthesized)   Nucleolus  
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The DNA has to be packaged in specific structural units in order to fit inside the _____   Nucleus  
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Stretched out, the DNA in our cells would be about _____ meters long   Two  
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The nucleus is usually less than _____ micrometers   10  
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DNA is condensed through association with _____ proteins   Histone  
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What are the two types of associated proteins in chromatin?   Histones, non-histone proteins  
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DNA is highly _____ to allow it to fit in the nucleus   Condensed  
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What are the five main histones?   H1, H2A, H2B, H3, H4  
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Huge levels of expression; extremely highly conserved   Histones  
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What histones make up a histone octamer?   H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 (two of each)  
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DNA is wrapped around the _____ _____   Histone octamer  
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Histones have a high proportion of _____ and _____   Lysine, arginine  
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In histones: being positively charged amino acids, they bind to the negatively charged Pi groups that are more abundant in DNA   Lysine, arginine  
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The DNA makes _____ turns around the histone octamer   1.7  
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How many base pairs of DNA are wrapped around each histone octamer?   146  
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The DNA and histone octamer complex is known as...   Nucleosome core particle  
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DNA molecule wrapped around a histone octamer plus the linker region (DNA in between the histones)   Nucleosome  
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Regions of RNA in between nucleosome core particles   Linker region  
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How many base pairs are typically in linker DNA?   Can vary - usually a few to 80 base pairs  
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An enzyme that digests (cuts) DNA   Nuclease  
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Short digestion times: nuclease breaks down only _____ region, which frees individual nucleosome core particles   Linker  
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Region of core histones that extend out of the nucleosome   Histone tails  
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N-terminal end; subject to many COVALENT modifications (methylation, phosphorylation, ubiquitination)   Histone tails  
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Areas with no genes (centromeres and telomeres) are very highly _____   Compacted  
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What is the first level of compaction of DNA?   Formation of nucleosomes  
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The formation of nucleosomes reduces the length of DNA to about _____   1/3  
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HISTONES: also known as "linker" histone   H1 histone  
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HISTONES: binds the linker region in between nucleosome core particles   H1 histone  
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HISTONES: thought to bring individual nucleosome core particles together   H1 histone  
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HISTONES: aids in further compaction of DNA   H1 histone  
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What is the second level of compaction of DNA?   30 nm fiber  
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Individual nucleosomes packed close together   30 nm fiber  
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Thought to be mediated by histone H1   30 nm fiber  
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The 30 nm fiber is folded into a series of _____   Loops  
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The 30nm fiber folding into a series of loops is probably mediated by attachment of specific regions to _____ _____ or _____ _____   Nuclear envelope, nuclear lamina  
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DYNAMIC CHROMATIN STRUCTURE: unfold enough for RNA polymerases and associated proteins to get in   Gene expression  
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DYNAMIC CHROMATIN STRUCTURE: unfold enough for DNA polymerases and associated proteins to get in   Replication  
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DYNAMIC CHROMATIN STRUCTURE: other times, proteins need access to _____ DNA damage   Fix  
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Protein machines that modify DNA structure   Chromatin remodeling complexes  
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Chromatin remodeling complexes use energy from ATP _____ to push on the nucleosomes   Hydrolysis  
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The overall result of chromatin remodeling complexes is that nucleosomes are _____   Repositioned  
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Decreases compaction; exposes areas of DNA to other proteins   Chromatin remodeling complexes  
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Reversible COVALENT modification; N-terminus   Histone tail modification  
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Phosphorylation, acetylation, methylation done by enzymes present in the nucleus   Histone tail modification  
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RESULTS OF HISTONE MODIFICATION: "_____" positive charges on the histone tails (might make 30nm fiber less tightly packed)   Neutralizes  
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RESULTS OF HISTONE MODIFICATION: acts as a _____ (modified histones are recognized and bound by various proteins)   Code  
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RESULTS OF HISTONE MODIFICATION: sometimes used to "_____" regions of chromatin (newly replication, etc.)   Tag  
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Modification state of histones, in general, doesn't indicate whether a region will be tightly compacted; depends on the specific modification present and the combinations   Histone code  
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Modification state of histones depends on the activity of the modifying _____; these are usually signaled by other things going on in the cell   Enzymes  
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Histone acetylation state is determined by what two things?   Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs)  
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Chromatin remodeling complexes and histone modifying enzymes are tightly _____   Regulated  
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Processes in regulation are _____, allowing cell to modify chromatin structure, as needed   Reversible  
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Usually doesn't contain any genes; stains dark; usually ~10% of a chromosome   Heterochromatin  
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Centromeres, telomeres, and the inactive X chromosome (in females) are examples of what type of chromatin?   Heterochromatin  
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Everything that's not heterochromatin is...   Euchromatin  
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_____ chromosomes exhibit different levels of compaction in different regions (areas with genes expressed = less compact, areas with silent genes = more compact)   Interphase  
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Areas present as heterochromatin usually do not contain _____   Genes  
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Tends to spread; modified regions attract enzymes that modify histone tails in adjacent regions   Heterochromatin  
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Associated with specific histone tail modifications; methylation of lysine (K) 9 on H3   Heterochromatin  
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When heterochromatin spreads, nearby genes are subjected to _____ _____   Positive effects  
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Chromatin structure can be inherited; histones from parent chromosomes are deposited onto daughter chromosomes during replication (meaning daughter chromosomes each get 1/2 "marked" histones)   Inherited  
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Marks on genome (DNA/chromatin) that affect gene expression but DO NOT change the DNA sequence   Epigenetic inheritance  
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_____ modifications are one type of epigenetic regulation and inheritance   Histone  
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