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| What are the functions of genes? |
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| DNA in Genes specify information, but not structure or function |
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| Who came up with the one gene one enzyme hypothesis? |
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| Who came up with the one gene one polypeptide hypothesis? |
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| What is the central Dogma |
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| What are the types of RNA and their functions? |
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mRNA - takes genetic message from DNA in nucleus to ribosomes in cytoplasm
rRNA - Makes up Ribosomes that read mRNA
tRNA - transfers aminoacids to the ribosomes |
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| What is the structure of RNA |
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| it has a ribose sugar and RNA nucleotides: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Uracil |
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| What is the definition of Gene expression? |
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| Production of Protein from DNA |
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| The 3 nucleotide segments that translate into proteins |
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| The process of mRNA being created from a seperated strand of DNA. |
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| What is the role of RNA polymerase? |
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| It connects the loose mRNA nucleotides together. |
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| These do not code for proteins, however, they are used to made the genetic code more complex. |
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| What are the cap and tail of a completed RNA? |
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Cap - Guinine
Tail - poly-adenine |
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| An obligate intracellular paracite. It is smaller that bacteria and noncellular |
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| What is a virus made up of? |
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| The Capsid (shell) and the Nucleic acid core (DNA or RNA) |
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| Who first discovered viruses? |
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| Can a virus reproduce without a cellular host? |
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| What are some common diseases caused by viruses? |
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| The common cold, Polio, and chicken Pox |
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