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| region of repetitive DNA at the end of a chromosome which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration. |
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| What are minisatellites used for and how long are the base pairs? |
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| Used for DNA fingerprinting and from 12-100 bp long |
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The molecular machine that removes introns and joins exons.
The primary transcript joins with snRNPs to form a spliceosome |
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| Is transposition good or bad? |
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Can be both.
If occurs in Somatic cancel can result in Cancer. Can cause gene replication.
However, it stirs the genetic pot and contributes to variability.
Can be thought of parasites that simply replicate themselves |
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| What are the 3 types of RNA that participate in the process of Protein Synthesis |
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| What are the base pair pairings? |
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| Adenine with Thymine and Cytosine with Guanin. In RNA, Thymine is replaced with Uracil |
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| Carries genetic information from the nuclear DNA to the cytosol where it is used as a template for protein synthesis |
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| The process of RNA synthesis is called? |
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| It serves as an "adaptor" molecule that carries a specific AA to the site of protein synthesis |
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| Small Nuclear Ribosomal Proteins. They mediate the process of splicing |
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| DNA Directed RNA Synthesis consists of (4 steps) |
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| Initiation, Elongation, Termination, Postransciptional modification |
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| What is a system that can be turned off by biochemical cue called? |
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| De-oxy ribonucleic acid. Double stranded helix with antiparallel strands and bases linked by hydrogen bonds. |
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| Activating enzymes that attach specific AA's to tRNA forming "charge tRNA" |
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| Point Mutations vs. Chromosomal Mutations |
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Point: Silent, missense, nonsense, frame-shift)
Chromosomal: deletions, duplications, inversions, translocations) |
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