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Biochemistry

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1. What lab technique is use to profile gene expression levels of thousands of genes simultaneously to study certain diseases and treatments






2. What kind of RNA is transported out of the nucleus






3. In what direction are DNA and RNA synthesized

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4. Which bond is stronger AT or CG and why? What is the laboratory consequence of this?






5. What is codominance and give an example






6. What 3 amino acids are necessary for purine synthesis






7. What stretch of DNA that alters gene expression by binding of transcription factors






8. Do balanced translocations cause abnl phenotype






9. What causes maple syrup urine disease and What does it lead to...






10. How many nucTIDEs is a tRNA and What does the secondary sturcture form






11. What does Alports syndrome cause and why






12. Mediates reverse cholesterol transport from periphery to liver - acts as respository for apoC an apoE - secreted from both liver and small intestine






13. How do cardia glycosides work






14. What are the reactants for glycolysis






15. What are the only purely ketogenic amino acids






16. What does aminoacyl tRNA synthetase do the AA before and after it binds to tRNA - and what happens if it's the wrong the match






17. spheroid RBCs due to spectrin or ankyrin defect - hemolytic anemia - inc MHCH - splenectomy is curative






18. What tissue samples are used for karyotyping






19. What do albinism - ARPKD - CF - glycogen storage diseases - hemochromatosis - mucopolysaccharidoses (except Hunters) PKU - sickle cell - sphingolipodoses (except Fabrys) thalassemias have in common






20. Which antifungal drugs work on microtubules






21. What metabolic rxns occur in the mitochondria






22. What is dominant negative mutation and give an example






23. What is the energy source for translocation






24. What makes up a nucleoside






25. Which type of chromatin is condensed - transcriptionally inactive - sterically inaccessible?






26. Which amino acids are elastin rich in






27. What is uniparental disomy






28. What is the defect in I- hyperchylomicronemia






29. What metabolic rxns occur in both the cytoplasm and mitochondria






30. What chromosome is the NF gene on...






31. What converts limit dextran to glucose






32. What is the Name and fxn of vit B5






33. Name as many x- linked recessive disorders as you can

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34. congenital deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase in the degradative pathway of tyrosine to fumarate leading to dark connective tissue - brown pigmented sclera - urine turns black on standing - dz and worst complication






35. What is the wernicke - korsakoff clinical picture






36. Severe fasting hypoglycemia - inc glycogen storage in liver - inc blood lactate - hepatomegaly - dz and def enzyme






37. Fluorescent DNA or RNA probe binds to specific gene of interest - used for specific localization of genes and direct visualization of anomalies - like microdeletions - at molecular level






38. phosphorylation of glucose to yield glucose 6 phosphate serves as the 1st step of what rxns and what enzymes catalyze it






39. What are ketone bodies made from - where are they metabolized and how are they excreted






40. Type II cartilage






41. What is the function and name of vit B6






42. What converts DOPA to dopamine






43. Which anti gout drugs work on microtubules






44. bilateral acoustic schwannomas - juvenile cataracts






45. decreases In what substances can cause PKU






46. What are the functinos of vitamin A






47. What happens in a B12 def






48. What is used to diagnose muscular dystrophies






49. What is the fxn of vit K






50. What does amino acid catabolsim results in the formation of what?