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SFSU Bio 230 Study Guides for Exams 1, 2, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




3, and 4 exam with correct answers
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How are chromosomes, genes, alleles, proteins,
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traits and mutations related? - correct answers
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✔✔Chromosomes contain DNA which contains ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




genes that can vary and are then called alleles, which
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code for proteins that can be expressed as traits.
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Mutations happen. ||\\||\\




What causes cancer?Are all mutations caused by
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mutagens? - correct answers ✔✔Cancer can be ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




caused by inheritance or sporadic mutations ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




(mutagens). Not all mutations are caused by ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




mutagens.


** How do you go about determining whether the
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causes of cancer are primarily genetic (inherited) or ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




acquired (environmental)? Where in the body are ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

,inherited mutations found/which cells must carry a ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




mutation in order for it to be passed on to offspring? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What are the roles of newly-acquired mutations and
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inherited mutations in tumor progression? - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




answers ✔✔You can determine what caused the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




mutation by looking at the cells in which the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




mutation is found. Inherited mutations are found in ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




all cells, and can be passed on (since found in
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gametes). Acquired mutations occur at the site of ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




mutation.


In what ways are gametes and somatic cells
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different? - correct answers ✔✔Somatic cells are ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




diploid (46 chromosomes, 23 pairs). Gametes are
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Haploid (23 unpaired chromosomes). ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What causes cancer? If someone said to you that
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cancer is disease of stem cells, would you agree with
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them? Why or why not? - correct answers
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✔✔Mutations cause uncontrolled mitosis (cancer). ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

,Stem cells and cancer cells are both undifferentiated ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




cells that grow and divide, so I would agree with this
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statement.


To what extent do you agree or disagree with the
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statement: "Peanut butter can cause cancer"? What ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




is your evidence for your position? How might
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peanut cultivation for food be connected to liver ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




cancer in Africa? - correct answers ✔✔In extreme ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




cases, peanuts infected with the fungus aspergillus ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




flavis can lead to the development of colon cancer. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Unregulated peanut farming (non-ideal conditions) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




can encourage the grown of harmful fungi.
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What is aflatoxin? What is Aspergillus flavis? Why is ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




aflatoxin exposure relatively low in the US? - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




answers ✔✔Aspergillus flavis is a fungus that grows ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




on legumes that produces aflatoxin, which attaches
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itself to a single nucleotide (guanine) and causes ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




DNA polymerase to mistakenly pair G -- A, so RNA
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, polymerase matches T to it later, resulting in an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




incorrect amino acid. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




How do DNA adducts form and how do they lead to
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mutations? - correct answers ✔✔DNA adducts ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




disrupt DNA helix but do not change the DNA ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




sequence. Ex: aflatoxin. Binds to DNA and affects the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




ability of DNA polymerase to correctly translate the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




DNA.


What is p53? What is the role of p53 mutations in ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




liver cancer? How does aflatoxin affect the p53 gene?
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How does aflatoxin affect the protein coded for by
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the p53 gene? - correct answers ✔✔p53 is the tumor
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suppressor gene. Mutations of p53 results in
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uncontrolled mitosis since the gene is not doing its ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




task of suppressing cell growth. Aflatoxin promotes G
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to T substitution in codon 249 of p53 gene, so
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improper gene is made and p53 doesn't function ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




properly, resulting in uncontrolled tumor growth. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

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