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PCAT Biology Genetics
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1. Only one trait is being studied in this particular mating
Genetics
Monohybrid Cross
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Transcription
2. Consists of a single circular chromosome located in the nucleoid region of the cell
Recessive Allele
Complementary Base-Pairing
Bacterial Genome
Synonyms
3. Base sequence of mRNA is translated as a series of triplets
Mutations
Codons
Okazaki fragments
Filial (F generations)
4. Synthesized discontinuously in the 5'->3' direction (since DNA polymerase synthesizes only in that direction) as a series Okazaki fragments
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Genotype
Operator Gene
Lagging Strand
5. Chromosome fragment
Nondisjunction
A-site
Monohybrid Cross
Plasmid
6. Cytosine and thymine
Gene
Pyrimidines
Plasmids
P-site
7. Composed of two subunits (consisting of proteins and rRNA) - one large and one small - that bind together only during protein synthesis -have 3 binding sites (for mRNA and two tRNA)
Ribosomes
Mendelian Genetics
Filial (F generations)
Operator Gene
8. New codon may code for the same amino acid
Mutations
Double-Stranded Helix
Silent Mutation
Conjugation
9. Adenine and guanine
Mutagenic Agents
Purines
A-site
Operon
10. (AUG) ribosome scans the mRNA until it bonds to this (methionine) and UAC on anticodon of tRNA
Translation
Codons
Start Codon
Sex Linked
11. Small circular rings of DNA which contain accessory genes
Mendel's Second Law: Law of Independent Assortment
Lysogenic Cycle
Lyse
Plasmids
12. Consists of structural genes
Synonyms
Inducer-Repressor Complex
Operon
Mutations
13. Include incomplete dominance - and codominance
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Genetic Code
Non-Mendelian Inheritance Patterns
Dominant Allele
14. 1) Genes exist in alternative forms. A gene controls a specific trait in an organism. 2) An organism has two alleles for each inherited trait - one inherited from each parent 3) The two alleles segregate during meiosis - resulting in gametes that car
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15. Genes that are located on the X or Y chromosome -in humans - most are located on the X
Missense Mutation
Gene
Regulator Gene
Sex Linked
16. Complementary to one of the mRNA codons
Anticodon
Autosomes
Promoter gene
Translocation
17. Individuals being crossed
Lytic Cycle
Lysogenic Cycle
RNA
Parental (P Generation)
18. Occurs while multiple alleles exist for a given gene and more than one of them is dominant -expression of both dominant alleles are simultaneous -ex: ABO blood group
Genetic Code
Repressible Systems
Promoter gene
Codominance
19. DNA language must be translated by mRNA in such a way as to produce the 20 words in the amino acid language
Codons
Messenger mRNA
Semiconservative
Triplet Code
20. Occurs when fragments of the bacterial chromosome accidentally become packaged into viral progeny produced during a viral infection
Transduction
Messenger mRNA
Transcription
Nondisjunction
21. Deoxyribonucleic acid -contains information coded in the sequence of its base pairs - provding the cell with a blueprint for protein synthesis -regulate all life functions -has the ability to self replicate -basis of heredity -mutable
A-site
DNA
Bacterial Genome
Mutable
22. May occur spontaneously or be induced by environmental factors
Chromosomes
Chromosomal Breakage
Start Codon
Codons
23. Sugar-phosphate chains on the outside of the helix and the bases on the inside -C-G - T-A -AKA Watson Crick DNA model
Non-Mendelian Inheritance Patterns
Double-Stranded Helix
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Regulator Gene
24. May be found on the plasmids and transferred into recipient cells along with these factors
Polypeptide Synthesis
Bacterial Genome
Alleles
Antibody resistance
25. Organisms that carry two different alleles
Transcription
Heterozygous
Alleles
Mendel's Law of Dominance
26. Induce mutations -include cosmic rays - X rays - UV rays - and radioactivity
Incomplete Dominance
Genetics
Okazaki fragments
Mutagenic Agents
27. Initiation - elongation - and termination
Translation
Nondisjunction
Chromosomal Breakage
Polypeptide Synthesis
28. May infect other bacteria and introduce new genetic arrangements through recombination with the new host cell's DNA
Mendel's Second Law: Law of Independent Assortment
Varions
Sex Linked Recessives
DNA Replication
29. Brings amino acids to the ribosomes in the correct sequence for polypeptide synthesis -recognizes both the amino acid and the mRNA codon
tRNA Job
Testcross
Conjugation
Antibody resistance
30. Transfer of genetic material between two bacteria that re temporarily joined
Conjugation
Incomplete Dominance
Recombination
Double-Stranded Helix
31. Reproduction of bacterial cells and proliferate very rapidly under favorable conditions -asexual prcoess -3 kinds (transformation - conjugation and transduction)
Homozygous
Peptide Bond
P-site
Binary fission
32. New codon may be a stop codon
Filial (F generations)
Nondisjunction
Lytic Cycle
Nonsense Mutation
33. The parents differ in two traits - as long as the genes are on separate chromosomes and assort independently during meiosis
Transformation
Regulator Gene
Heterozygous
Dihybrid Cross
34. Complex that can't bind to the operator - thus permitting transcription
Lagging Strand
Start Codon
Inducer-Repressor Complex
Transcription
35. Cell burst
Anticodon
Lyse
Codominance
Nucleotide
36. Phage DNA takes control of the bacterium's genetic machinery and manufactures numerous progeny - causing the cell to lyse - releasing new virions - each capable of infecting other bacteria -if initial infection takes place on a bacterial lawn - then
Lytic Cycle
Polypeptide Synthesis
Silent Mutation
Phenotype
37. Diagnostic tool to determine the genotype of an organism -Only with a recessive phenotype can genotype be predicted with 100% accuracy -if dominant phenotype is expressed - the genotype can be either homozygous dominant or heterozygous -used to deter
Mendel's Law of Dominance
Sex Linked
Testcross
Binary fission
38. The process by which a foreign plasmid is incorporated into the bacterial chromosome via recombination - creating new inheritable genetic combinations
Mutagenic Agents
Repressible Systems
P-site
Transformation
39. Nucleic acids are deleted or inserted into the genome sequence (lethal)
Punnet Square Diagram
Synonyms
Inducible Systems
Frameshift Mutation
40. Plasmids that are capable of integration into the bacterial genome
Episomes
Drosophila Melanogaster
Inducible Systems
Anticodon
41. Process whereby mRNA codons are translated intoa sequence of amino acids -occurs in cytoplasm and involves tRNA - ribosomes - mRNA - amino acids - enzymes - and other proteins
Varions
Translation
Genotype
Missense Mutation
42. Alternative forms of genes when it exists in more than one form
Bacteriophage
Plasmid
Transduction
Alleles
43. Fruit fly -produces often (short life cycle) -reproduces in large numbers (large sample size) -chromosomes (especially in the salivary gland) are large and easily recognizable in size and shape -its chromosomes are few (4 pairs - 2n=8) -Mutations occ
Recessive Allele
Repressible Systems
Translation
Drosophila Melanogaster
44. Small RNA found in the ctyoplasm that aids in the translation of mRNA's nucleotide code into a sequence of amino acids -brings amino acids to the ribosomes during protein synthesis
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Monocistronic
Heredity
Synonyms
45. (UAA - UAG - or UGA) terminates polypeptide synthesis
Monohybrid Cross
Autosomes
Termination Codons
Ribosomes
46. Structural component of ribsomes and is the most abundant of all RNA types -synthesized in the nucleolus
Dihybrid Cross
Episomes
Mendel's Second Law: Law of Independent Assortment
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
47. Self replication ensures that its coded sequence will be passed on to successive generations
Dihybrid Cross
Missense Mutation
P-site
Heredity
48. Virus that infcts its host bacterium by attaching to it - boring a hole through the bacterial cell wall - and injecting its DNA while its protein coat remains attached to the cell wall and enters the host in either a lytic cycle or a lysogenic cycle
Regulator Gene
Bacteriophage
Recombination
Translation
49. Basic unit of DNA - which is composed of deoxyribose (a sugar) bonded to both a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base -bases: purines and pyrimidines
Nucleotide
Polyribosome
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
Genetic Code
50. Can often affect the expression of a gene -interaction betwen the enironment and the genotype produces the phenotype
Environmental Factors
Filial (F generations)
Backcross
Anticodon
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