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BIO 111 12-14 TEST
UND university of north dakota bio 111 biology test chris felege
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/03/2013

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DNA Profiling
Definition
analysis of DNA samples that can be used to determine whether the samples come from same individual.
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Biotechnology
Definition
manipulation of organisms or their components to make useful products.
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Recombinant DNA
Definition
Combine nucleotide sequences with two different sources to form a single dna strand
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Gentic Engineering
Definition
Manipulation of genes for practical purpose
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Humulin
Definition
Human insulin
produced by genetically modified bacteria
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Vacines
Definition
harmless variants or derivatives of a pathogen used to prevent infectious diseases
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Genetically modified organisms
Definition
organisms that acquired one or more genes artificially
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Plasmid
Definition
small circular dna molecules that are separate from much larger bacterial chromosome
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Restriction enzymes
Definition
cut DNA at specific nucleotide sequences
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Genomic Library
Definition
collection of cloned DNA fragments that includes an organisms entire genome
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DNA profiling
Definition
Used to determine if two samples of genetic material are from a particular individual
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Two different options for DNA profiling
Definition
str analysis and RFLP analysis
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Polymerase chain reaction
Definition
technique to copy quickly and precisely any segment of DNA
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Reptitive DNA
Definition
Makes up much of the DNA that lies between genes in humans
Consists of nucleotide sequences that are present in multiple in the genome
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Short Tanden repeats (STR)
Definition
short sequences of DNA
Repeated many times, tandemly
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STR analysis
Definition
method of DNA profiling
compares the lengths of STR sequences at certain sites in the genome
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Genomics
Definition
science of studying complete sets of genes
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Human genome project
Definition
determine the nucleotide sequence of all the DNA in human genome
identifies the locations and sequence of every gene
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Protemics
Definition
systematic study of full set of proteins found in organisms
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Two concepts of Darwin
Definition
Life evolves
Change occurs as a result of descent with modification with natural selection as the mechanism
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Population
Definition
group of individuals of the same species living in the same place at the same time
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Natural selection leads to 2 things
Definition
Population
Evolutionary adaptation
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Evolution
Definition
genetic composition of a population over time
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James Hutton
Definition
change is continuous and slow
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Sir charles lyell
Definition
forces that shape earth have not changed
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Fossils
Definition
imprints or remains of organisms that lived in the past
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Fossil record
Definition
ordered sequence of fossils as they appear in rock layers
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Biogeography
Definition
study of geographic distribution of species that first suggested to darwin that todays organisms evolved from ancestral forms
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Comparative anatomy
Definition
comparis of body structure between different species
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Homology
Definition
similarity in structures due to common ancestry
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Vegstigial structures
Definition
remmnants of features that served important functions in an organisms ancestors
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Modern synthesis
Definition
fusion of genetics with evolutionary biology
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gene pool
Definition
collection of alleles in a population at any one time
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Genetic drift
Definition
change in gene pool of small population
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Founder effect
Definition
few individuals colonize an isolated habitat and represent genetic drift in a new colony
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Macroevolution
Definition
encompases major biological changes evident in the fossil record
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Prezygotic barriers
Definition
prevent mating or fertilization between species
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Gradual model
Definition
big changes or speciations occur by the steady accumulation of many small changes
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punctuated equilibria model
Definition
periods of little changed stopped by abrupt episodes of speciation
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relative aging
Definition
aging based on layers found in fossils
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Radiometric dating
Definition
most common method for dating fossils based on decay of radioactive isotopes
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systematics
Definition
classifies organisms determining their evolutionary relationships
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taxonomy
Definition
identifies species naming them and classifying
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