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Biopharm Quiz 1
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Biochemistry
Graduate
08/27/2012

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allele
Definition
One of a pair of genes on a specific location of a chromosome that control the same trait
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pharmacodynamics
Definition
Study of how a drug affects the body
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pharmacogenetics
Definition
Study of inherited differences or variations in drug metabolism & response
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pharmacogenomics
Definition
Study of role of inheritance in individual variation in drug response. Refers to general study of all of the many different genes that determine drug behavior
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pharmacokinetics
Definition
ADME
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point mutations
Definition
Change in a single nucleotide of the genome that occurs in 1% or less of the pop.
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polymorphism
Definition
Presence of 2+ alleles for a gene or DNA sequence in a population
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single nucleotide polymorphism
Definition
Point mutation occurring in >1% of pop.
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proteomics
Definition
study of changes in protein expression of individuals under various conditions
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nutrigenomics
Definition
study of potential interaction between dietary nutrients and genotypic expression
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metabolonomics
Definition
study of alteration of metabolites and metabolic pathways under various conditions
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toxicogenomics
Definition
sturdy of how genomes are affected by toxins or other environmental factors
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helicase
Definition
unwinds DS DNA to form SS DNA
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SSB
Definition
coats the SS DNA and prevents re-annealing of the DNA strands
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DNA ligase
Definition
joins together Okazaki fragments to form long strand
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primase
Definition
synthesizes short RNA primers that are needed to start the replication process
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polymerase
Definition
enzyme that strings together nucleotides
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sliding clamp
Definition
accessory protein that holds the polymerase onto the DNA
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RNAase H
Definition
removes primers that began replication
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transition
Definition
substitution of one pyrimidine for another (T & C) or one purine for another (A and G)
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transversion
Definition
one purine is replaced by a pyrimidine
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spliceosome
Definition
cleaves out introns
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Poly A Polymerase
Definition
cleaves 3' end and adds poly A tail
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translocation example
Definition
Burkitts
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translocation
Definition
crossover between nonhomologous chromosomes
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