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ISB 204 Exam 1--DNA
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/06/2012

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Gene
Definition
entity that lies along a chromosome and brings about a phenotypic trait in an organism
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molecular biology
Definition
investigation of life at the level of its individual molecules
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x-ray diffraction
Definition
molecule bombarded with x-rays-shows structure of molecule and provides picure of DNA
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component parts of DNA
Definition
-phosphate group
-sugar called deoxyribose
-four possible DNA bases-A, G, T, C
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handrails
Definition
sugar and phosphate fit together to form a kind of chain
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mutaion
Definition
permanent alteration of DNA base sequence
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point mutations
Definition
mutations of a single base piar in genome-permanent
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somtic cells
Definition
do not become eggs or sperm
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gem-line cells
Definition
do become eggs or sperm-heritable
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mutagens
Definition
substances that can mutate DNA
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Types of muatations
Definition
-point
-deletions
-insertions
-duplications
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