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| can be very far (10,000) from the gene that they affect |
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| binding sites for proteins like embryonic inducers or cytoplasmic determinants (a chemical that helps your body function) |
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| two binding sites; one for the DNA and one for the protein sites of the activators to attach to the mediator proteins and general transcription factors |
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| attach to the distal control elements blocking those sites from attaching to the activators. "silence" the gene. |
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| prokaryotic transcription unit |
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| Control of chromatin structure in DNA; loosly packed; can be transcribed |
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| control of chromatin structure in DNA; tightly packed; cannot be transcribed |
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| methylation of usually C nucleotides. |
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| ___________ are to distal control elements as ______ _______ ________ are to promoters |
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| activators; general transcription factors |
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| protein eater. eats proteins that have ubiquitin attached. the ubiquitin is attached when the protein is no longer needed |
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| signal attached to proteins when they are no longer needed (will proceed to be degraded) |
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inhibit translation
a) tRNA
b) rRNA
c) snRNA
d) microRNA (miRNA) |
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| "Those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it." |
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| The Copernican Revolution |
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| displaced people (earth) from the center and contracted biblical beliefs |
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| put an end to the dark ages (so called because there was very little learning of any kind) in western Europe by synthesizing. "The Great Synthesizer." |
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| where humans were found/born; chaos |
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| moon and outwards; perfection |
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| said earth couldn't be the center, but didn't solve the problem completely because he still thought of circular movement when it was actually elliptical movement. Professor of the Roman Catholic faith. |
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| Italian professor of mathematics; invented the first telescope; trained his telescope on the night sky and learned that the movement of sun spots showed that the sun was moving on its own axis |
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| word spread through Europe and all controversial studies were ceased |
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| ramification of the trial of Galileo |
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1) Big Chill
2) shift in intellectual center of gravity to northern europe (Poland, Germany, Switzerland)
3) exodus of educated Roman Catholics from RC church to protestants (or atheists)
4) The Wedge; it became difficult for scientists and theologens to talk to each other |
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