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why are ions less likely to be found within the cell membrane? |
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membrane inside is uncharged |
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unsaturated fats & proteins = permeable or nonpermeable? |
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saturate fats & cholesterol = permeable or nonpermeable? |
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are sister chromatids identical? |
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why does the digestive system have trouble digesting cellulose? |
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functional group associated with alcohol |
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which has more energy? ~carbohydrate ~long carbon chain with carboxylic acid at the end |
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long carbon chain with carboxylic acid at the end |
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the mass of DNA per cell after completion of meiosis II is _____ the mass of DNA per normal somatic cell |
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the mass of DNA per cell after completion of meiosis II is _____ the mass present per cell after Interphase |
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Interphase has _____ the mass of DNA per cell after Meiosis I |
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how many hydroxyl groups does every monosaccharide contain? |
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what varies among polysaccharides? |
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location/geometry of glycosidic linkages |
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if two organisms show a developmental homology, you would also definitely expect them to share _____ |
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carbohydrates share the same _____ in some types of animals & in all plants |
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argued that variation among individuals allows evolution to occur |
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which carbohydrate contains a peptide bond? |
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AaBbCc x AABbCc = probability of AABBCC |
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AaBbCc x AABbCc = probability of AaBbcc |
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AaBbCcddEe x AABBccDDEe = probability of AaBBCcDdEE |
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AaBbCcddEe x AABBccDDEe = probability of AABBCCDDee |
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X'X x X'Y = probability of affected offspring |
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X'X x X'Y = probability of unaffected female |
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X'X x X'Y = probability of diseased male |
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BbX'X x bbXY = probability of brown eyes |
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BbX'X x bbXY = probability of blue eyes |
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BbX'X x bbXY = probability of color blindness |
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BbX'X x bbXY = probability of color-blind male |
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BbX'X x bbXY = probability of brown eyed, color blind male |
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BbX'X x bbXY = probability of blue eyed, color blind females |
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BbX'X x bbXY = probability of any male being color blind |
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why do males show sex-linked traits more often than females? |
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only have 1 X (doesn't matter that traits are recessive) |
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mass of DNA in meiosis II |
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how do cyclins & cdks help regulate the cell cycle? |
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begin cell cycle by phosphorylating Rb |
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what happens if Cdks fail to phosphorylate Rb? |
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no cell cycle replication will occur |
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how many diploid cells are produced in meiosis? |
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how many different genotypes are possible in the cross of Aabb X AaBb |
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Aabb X AaBb = probability of aaBb |
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Aabb X AaBb = probability of dominant phenotype of A & recessive phenotype for B |
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when one gene alters many phenotypic traits |
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when one trait is determined by multiple genes |
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cytokinesis in plants VS in animals |
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plants: microtubules direct vesicles to center of spindle where they fuse a new cell wall animals: cells are pulled apart by actin & myosin proteins until they pinch off |
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what phase comes after anaphase? |
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4 phases of the cell cycle |
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smallest phase in the cell cycle |
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M phase (others involve checkpoints & replication) |
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dimer consisting of cyclin & Cdk |
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catalyzes phosphorylation of other proteins to starts M phase |
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protein with 2 polypeptide subunites |
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inactivates E2F by binding to it (tumor suppressor) |
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extracellular signals tell cell to get ready to promote replication |
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transcription factor (promotes gene transcription) only when activated (phosphorylated or released) |
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what increases to drive the process of cell replication? |
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1. growth factors arrive from other cells 2. growth factors cause increase in cyclin & E2F concentrations 3. cyclin binds to Cdk; Cdk is phosphorylated. Rb inactivates E2F by binding to it 4. inactivating phosphate is removed, & active Cdk phosphorylates Rb 5. phosphorylated Rb releases E2F 6. E2F triggers production of S-phase proteins |
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prevents further activity when DNA is damaged |
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difference between a chromosome and a gene |
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chromosome = larger structure that is made up of genes |
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different stages of the cell cycle (and what they are) |
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G1/G0: normal function S: DNA replication G2: prep for division M: cell division/reproduction |
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interphase prophase prometaphase metaphase anaphase telophase cytokinesis |
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interphase early prophase 1 late prophase 1 metaphase 1 anaphase 1 telophase 1 & cytokinesis prophase II metaphase II anaphase II telophase II & cytokinesis |
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m phase-promoting factor made up of cyclin & cdk |
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DNA copied/complete & MPF |
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spindle attachment, chrom attachment, no MPF |
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evolutionary advantage, mixing & matching gene sequences for an uncertain future |
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chromosomes condense, spindle apparatus forms, nuclear envelope broken down, synapsis of homologous chromosomes, chiasmata visible |
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migration of bivalents to metaphase plate is complete |
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homologs separate & begin moving to opposite poles of spindle apparatus |
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nondisjunction occurs (trisomy VS monosomy) |
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how did Mendel refute the theory of blending inheritance |
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pure parents --> dominant phenotype F1 --> both types of F2 |
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100% homozygous recessive |
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50% heterozygous dominant 50% homozygous recessive |
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25% homozygous dominant 50% heterozygous dominant 25% homozygous recessive |
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100% heterozygous dominant |
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50% heterozygous dominant 50% homozygous dominant |
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"and" VS "or" genetics problems |
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events that could occur in more than one way (or order) = "OR" & their probabilities should be added (summed); sequential events should have their probabilities multiplied |
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additive; number of dominant alleles matters (ex. how red a kernel is) |
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genes located on sex chromosomes |
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two genes found on same chromosome |
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heterozygotes have intermediate phenotype |
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heterozygotes have phenotype of both alleles |
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in a population, more than two alleles present at a locus |
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in a population, more than two phenotypes associated with a single gene are present |
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a single gene affects many traits |
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in discrete traits, the phenotype associated with an allele depends on which alleles are present at another gene |
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gene-by-environment interaction |
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phenotype influenced by environment experienced by individual |
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polygenic inheritance of quantitative traits |
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many genes are involved in specifying traits that exhibit continuous variation |
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have shaded in shape on a pedigree |
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shaded in shape on a pedigree |
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depends on position of -OH on 4' C glucose: pointing up galactose: pointing down |
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depends on C=O position (middle or not) aldose: not middle ketose: middle |
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alpha: H above OH on 1' C (V bond) beta: OH above H on 1' C (A bond) |
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used for energy storage in plant cells (such as in potatoes); unbranched helix (amylose) or branched helices (amylopectin) |
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used for energy storage in animal cells (such as in liver & muscles); highly branched helices |
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used for structural support in cells walls or plants & many algae; parallel strands joined by hydrogen bonds |
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used for structural support in the cell walls of fungi & the external skeletons of insects & crustaceans; parallel strands joined by hydrogen bonds |
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used for structural support in bacterial cell walls; parallel strands joined by peptide bonds |
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inside of the cell; attached to transmembrane protein |
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energy in C-C and C-H bonds VS energy in C-O bonds |
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free energy in C-C and C-H is much higher than in C-O so energy from sunlight is stored in C-H and C-C bonds |
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glycerol linked by ester linkages to three fatty acids |
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hydrophilic head, hydrophobic tail |
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permeability: saturated VS unsaturated |
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unsaturated = more permeable |
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saturated VS unsaturated tails |
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saturated = straight unsaturated = there is a C=C bond in the middle --> kinks |
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effect of length of hydrocarbon tails on fluidity |
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short tails = higher fluidity |
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cold weather = unsaturated or saturated tails? |
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trans configuration in fats |
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alternating C-H bonds on either side of the C=C bond |
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transports cholesterol to tissues; oxidized --> set off an immune response that creates plaque in vessel walls = atherosclerosis --> ischemia |
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transports cholesterol to liver --> bile formation, decreasing cholesterol concentration in the blood |
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separation of solutes by lipid bilayer --> diffusion (with concentration gradient) --> equilibrium |
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new cells arise by splitting preexisting cells |
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leads to the production of sperm & eggs |
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leads to the production of all other cell types besides gametes |
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the division of the cytoplasm into two distinct cells |
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3 requirements for cellular replication |
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1. copy the DNA 2. separate the copies 3. divide the cytoplasm to create two complete cells |
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3 events that eukaryotic cell replication is responsible for |
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1. growth 2. wound repair 3. reproduction |
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produces offspring that are genetically identical with the parent |
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threadlike structures; consists of a single, long DNA double helix that is wrapped around proteins in a highly organized manner |
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the proteins around which the DNA double helix is wrapped in a chromosome |
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each of the DNA copies in a replicated chromosome |
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specialized region of the chromosome that joins sister chromatids |
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chromatid copies that remain attached at their centromere |
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mitotic/meiotic phase; cell dividing phase |
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the orderly sequence of events that leads a eukaryotic cell through the duplication of its chromosomes to the time it divides |
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the gap between the end of M and start of S phase |
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the second gap, between the end of S and start of M phase |
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1. interphase: after chromosome replication, each chromosome is composed of two sister chromatids; centrosomes have replicated 2. prophase: chromosomes condense & spindle apparatus begins to form 3. prometaphase: nuclear envelope breaks down; microtubules contact chromosomes at kinetochores 4. metaphase: chromosomes complete migration to middle of cell 5. anaphase: sister chromatids separate into daughter chromosomes & are pulled to opposite poles of the spindle apparatus 6. telophase: the nuclear envelope re-forms & chromosomes de-condense 7. cell division begins: actin-myosin ring causes the plasma membrane to being pinching in 8. cell division is complete: two daughter cells form |
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the material that makes up eukaryotic chromosomes; consists of DNA molecule complexed with histone proteins |
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the structures on sister chromatids where microtubules attach |
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microtubule-organizing center |
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any structure that organizes microtubules |
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the microtubule-organizing center in animals & some plants |
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cylindrical structures that comprise microtubules, located inside animal centrosomes |
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a flattened sac-like structure formed by the vesicles in the middle of what was the spindle |
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what cytokinesis begins with in animals & many other eukaryotes |
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M phase-promoting factor (MPF) |
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the factor that initiates m-phase in oocytes |
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cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) |
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the protein kinase subunit of MPF |
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when a process is slowed or shut down by one of its products |
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activates genes that either stop the cell cycle until DNA damage can be repaired or cause the cell's programmed controlled destruction |
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a cell's programmed controlled destruction |
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regulatory proteins like p53 |
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disease caused by cells that divide in an uncontrolled fashion, invade nearby tissues, & spread to other sites in the body |
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masses of noninvasive cells |
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polypeptides or small proteins that stimulate cell division |
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the liquid portion of blood that remains after blood cells & cell fragments have been removed |
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6 steps in the G1 checkpoint |
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1. growth factors arrive from other cells 2. growth factors cause increase in cyclin & E2F concentrations 3. cyclin binds to Cdk; Cdk is phosphorylated; Rb inactivates E2F by binding to it 4. inactivating phosphate is removed & active Cdk phosphorylates Rb 5. phosphorylated Rb releases E2F 6. E2F triggers production of S-phase proteins |
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the process of uniting sperm & egg |
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reproductive cells such as sperm & eggs |
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nuclear division that leads to a halving of chromosome number & ultimately to the production of sperm & egg |
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chromosomes that are the same size & shape |
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section of DNA that influences some hereditary trait in an individual |
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different versions of the same gene |
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the number & types of chromosomes present |
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organisms that have two versions of each type of chromosome |
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organisms whose cells contain just one of each type of chromosome |
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the number of distinct types of chromosomes in a given cell |
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the combination of the number of sets & n |
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species that have three or more of each type of chromosome in each cell |
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a chromosome that consists of one double-helical molecule of DNA packaged with proteins |
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a chromosome that has been copied; consists of two identical chromatids, each containing one double-helical DNA molecule |
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the two identical chromatid copies in a replicated chromosome |
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chromatids belonging to homologous chromosomes |
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homologous replicated chromosomes that are joined together during prophase I & metaphase I of meiosis |
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the number of chromosomes present in a diploid cell; symbolized 2n |
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formation of egg cells or sperm cells |
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the cell that results from fertilization |
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the sequence of events that occurs over the life span of an individual, from fertilization to the production of offspring |
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1. interphase: uncondensed chromosomes replicate in parent cell 2. early prophase I: chromosomes condense, spindle apparatus forms, nuclear envelope begins to break down; synapsis (pairing) of homologous chromosomes 3. late prophase I: chiasmata (crossover points) visible, nuclear envelope broken down, often multiple chiasmata between non-sister chromatids 4. metaphase I: migration of bivalents to metaphase plate is complete 5. anaphase I: homologs separate & begin moving to opposite poles of the spindle apparatus 6. telophase I & cytokinesis: homologs separate & begin moving to opposite poles of the spindle apparatus 7. prophase II: spindle apparatus forms 8. metaphase II: chromosomes line up at the middle of the spindle apparatus (metaphase plate) 9. anaphase II: sister chromatids separate, begin moving to opposite poles of the spindle apparatus 10. telophase II & cytokinesis: chromosomes move to opposite poles of the spindle apparatus; spindle apparatus disassembles |
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mitosis VS meiosis: number of cell divisions |
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mitosis VS meiosis: number of chromosomes in daughter cells compared with parent cell |
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mitosis: same meiosis: half |
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mitosis VS meiosis: synapsis of homologs |
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mitosis VS meiosis: number of crossing-over events |
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mitosis: non meiosis: one or more per pair of homologous chromosomes |
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mitosis VS meiosis: makeup of chromosomes in daughter cells |
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mitosis: identical meiosis: different - various combinations of maternal & paternal chromosomes, paternal & maternal segments mixed within chromosomes |
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mitosis VS meiosis: role in organism life cycle |
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mitosis: asexual reproduction in some eukaryotes; cell division for growth meisos: halving of chromosome number in cells that will produce gametes |
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1. condensation 2. pairing 3. synapsis (bivalent formation) 4. partial separation of homologs |
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inheritance, the transmission of traits from parents to offspring |
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any characteristic of an individual |
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the traits observed in a mother & father blend together to form the traits observed in their offspring |
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inheritance of acquired characters |
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traits present in parents are modified through use & passed on to their offspring in the modified form |
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a species that is used for research because it is practical & because conclusions drawn from studying it turn out to apply to many other species as well |
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a hereditary factor that influences a particular trait |
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a particular form of a gene |
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a listing of the alleles in an individual |
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an individual's observable traits |
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having two of the same allele |
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having two different alleles |
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an allele that produces its phenotype in heterozygous & homozygous form |
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an allele that produces its phenotype only in homozygous form |
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individuals of the same phenotype that, when crossed, always produce offspring with the same phenotype |
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offspring from crosses between homozygous parents with different genotypes |
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a cross in which the phenotypes of the male & female are reversed compared with a prior cross |
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a cross between a homozygous recessive individual & an individual with the dominant phenotype but an unknown genotype |
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referring to a gene located on the X-chromosome |
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referring to a gene located on the Y-chromosome |
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referring to a gene located on any non-sex chromosome (an autosome) or a trait determined by an autosomal gene |
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principle of independent assortment |
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alleles of different genes are transmitted independently of one another |
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most common phenotype for each trait |
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when only two sugars are linked together |
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covalent interaction between two monosaccharides |
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entirely alpha-glucose monomers joined by glycosidic linkages |
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a protective sheet that occurs outside the membrane |
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cellulose consists of _____ |
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beta-glucose monomers joined by beta 1,4 glycosidic linkages |
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glycoprotein has one or more _____ |
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carbohydrates covalently bonded to it |
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the process by which plants harvest the kinetic energy in sunlight & store it in the bonds of carbohydates |
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enzyme involved in catalyzing the hydrolysis of alpha-glycosidic linkages in glycogen molecules |
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the enzymes involved in breaking the alpha-glycosidic linkages in starch |
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molecules that contain only carbon & hydrogen |
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a simple lipid consisting of a hydrocarbon chain bonded to a carboxyl (-COOH) functional group |
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hydrocarbon chains that consist of only single bonds between the carbons |
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if one or more double bonds exist in the hydrocarbon chains |
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saturated lipids that have extremely long hydrocarbon tails |
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nonpolar molecules composed of three fatty acids that are linked to a three-carbon molecule (glycerol) |
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liquid triacylglycerols formed when fatty acids are polyunsaturated |
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bond between glycerols & fatty acids |
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family of lipids distinguished by the bulky, four-ring structure |
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a glycerol that is linked to a phosphate group & two hydrocarbon chains of either isoprenoids or fatty acids |
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compounds that contain both hydrophilic & hydrophobic elements |
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when two sheets of lipid molecules align |
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tendency to allow a given substance to pass through it |
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some substances can cross a membrane more easily than others |
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all dissolved molecules & ions |
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movement of molecules & ions that results from their kinetic energy |
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water leaves (less solutes) |
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water enters (more solutes) |
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water doesn't move (equilibrium) |
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simple vesicle-like structures that harbor nuclei acids |
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peripheral membrane proteins |
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proteins that bind to the membrane without passing through it |
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a small amphipathic molecule |
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channels that allow water to cross the plasma membrane |
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powered by diffusion along an electrochemical gradient |
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the passive transport of substances that otherwise would not cross a membrane readily |
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