Term
What type of RNA is...
most abundant
longest
smallest |
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Definition
Most abundant: rRNA (r for rampant)
Longest: mRNA (m for massive)
Smallest: tRNA (t for tiny) |
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Term
What type of RNA is...
most abundant
longest
smallest |
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Definition
Most abundant: rRNA (r for rampant)
Longest: mRNA (m for massive)
Smallest: tRNA (t for tiny) |
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Term
What type of RNA is...
most abundant
longest
smallest |
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Definition
Most abundant: rRNA (r for rampant)
Longest: mRNA (m for massive)
Smallest: tRNA (t for tiny) |
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Term
| What are the start codons? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the stop codons? |
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Definition
UAA (U Are Away)
UGA (U Go Away)
UAG (U Are Gone) |
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Term
| Which RNA polymerases make which RNAs? |
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Definition
RNA pol 1 = rRNA
RNA pol 2 = mRNA
RNA pol 3 = tRNA |
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Term
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Definition
inhibits RNA pol II
causes liver failure
from death cap mushrooms |
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Term
What happens to the lac operon in the presence of...
Lactose
Glucose |
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Definition
Lactose binds to repressor protein and prevents it from inhibiting operon, thus genes are transcribed
Glucose decreases cAMP and decreases activity of the activate, thus genes are silenced |
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Term
| How do tetracyclines work? |
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Definition
| They bind to the 30S subunit of the ribosome preventing attachment of the tRNA |
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Term
Which end of the tRNA carries the amino acid?
What are the bases there? |
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Definition
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Term
| How do aminoglycosides work? |
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Definition
| Bind to 30S subunit and prevent initiation complex formation |
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Term
| How does Chloramphenicol work? |
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Definition
| Inhibits 50S peptidyltransferase (no chain elongation) |
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Term
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Definition
| Block translocation of ribosome |
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Term
| How does Clindamycin work? |
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Definition
| Inhibits peptide bond formation |
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