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Biochemistry
Graduate
08/14/2017

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Growth of transformed call lines to explore whole cell responses or biochemical pathways.
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Tissue culture (or cell culture)
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What macromolecule comprised of 20 carious zwitter-ionic sub-units that are genetically coded?
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Proteins
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First "in vitro" biochemical pathways to be discovered?
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Fermentation
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Project initiated in the 1990's?
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Human Genome Project
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Study of the products of genes.
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Proteomics
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Replacement or correction of defective genes.
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Gene Therapy
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Application of computational methods to assemble and analyze biochemical data.
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Bioinformatics
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Source and replacement cells in therapy.
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Stem cells
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Coenzymes and prosthetic groups found in nutritional sources, some are essential.
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Vitamins
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These molecules are amphipathic and hydrophilic tails.
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Fatty acids
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These molecules appear in enzymes as cofactors and make up the matrix of bones, must be consumed in the diet, cannot make these. There are about 9 or 10 of them.
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Minerals
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Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen are examples of what?

 

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Atoms or elements
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Carbohydrates, proteins, phosphates and nucleic acids are examples of what.
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Classes of macromolecules
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Within a cell, the mitochondria and nucleus are considered what?
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Organelles
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Cells assemble together to form what?
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Tissues
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The process of making special cells.
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Differentiation
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Diseases not inborn caused by genetic factors.
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Acquired
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Rare diseases that are caused by genetic inheritance with biochemical implications.
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Inborn errors of metabolism, intrinsic diseases (cannot give these to anyone)
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Gene or gene product that can cause cancer.
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Oncogene
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Constituent gene products that normally suppresses cancerous cells.
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Tumor suppressing genes
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What is the application of genomics to pharmacy practice called?
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Pharmacogenomics
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These brothers are the first to prove a cell free extract could contain the biochemical activities of a whole cell and carry out fermentation.
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The brothers "Buchner"
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