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Patho-Alterations in Genetics
Alterations in genetics, mechanisms of self-defense, immunity, immune system
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Pathology
Undergraduate 3
09/09/2009

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Gene

Definition
  • fundamental unit of information storage that determines inheritance and day to day function.
  • sub unit of chromosome
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Human Genome Project

Definition

 

  • begun in 1991
  • estimated 100,000 genes to sequence

 

 

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Gene structure that contains nucleotides

Definition

 

 

 

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

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A nucleotide is made up of what 3 things?

Definition
  1. Phosphoric acid
  2. deoxyribose (sugar)
  3. a nitrogenous base
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What are the nitrogenous base pairs for DNA?

Definition

 

 

Adenine-thymine

Guanine-Cytosine

Term

 

The body produces____ needed for protein synthesis:

             A. 22 Amino acids

             B. 19 Amino acids

             C. 20 Amino acids

             D. 23 Amino acids

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C. 20 Amino acids

Term

______ is a messenger that transcribes information needed for protein synthesis from the DNA strand.

a. tRNA

b. mRNA

c. rRNA

d. DNA

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b. mRNA

Term

Which one of the following correctly identifies the correct DNA replication sequence?

 

a. strand separation, codons pairing, mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

b. rRNA, mRNA, strand separation, codon pairing, tRNA

c. codon pairing, strand separation, rRNA, mRNA, tRNA

d. strand separation, mRNA, codons pairing, tRNA, rRNA

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 a. strand separation, codons pairing, mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

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How many possible combinations can the codon make for amino acids?

a. 20

b. 61

c. 64

d. 21

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64 - 61 make particular amino acids, 3 are stop signals

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RNA has what type of sugar?

a. ribose

b. glucose

c. sucrose

d. deoxyribose

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