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BIO 121 Study Guide – Your Ultimate Survival Kit for BIOL 121

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Need help mastering genetics, evolution, and ecology? This BIO 121 Semester 2 Study Guide breaks everything down so you can stop drowning in PowerPoints and start actually understanding the material. Whether you're cramming for midterms or prepping for finals, this guide has your back: Genetics made simple – alleles, inheritance patterns, Punnett squares, and linked genes Master evolution concepts – natural selection, gene flow, genetic drift, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium Ecology & biodiversity – food webs, niches, population growth, NPP, keystone species, and more Case studies & examples – real-world applications like phenological mismatch, CRISPR, and human impacts Fully structured and exam-focused – organized by units, with visual summaries and clear definitions Great for UBC students or anyone taking a first-year biology course Designed by a student who gets what’s tested—and leaves out the fluff. Attribution: This study guide was developed using and inspired by the UBC BIO 121 course material. Full credit goes to the UBC instructors and textbook creators.

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bio 121


Semester 2



January


2025

, unit 1- genetics

flow info
·




gene-segment of DNA
genetic of


containing info to


produce fax in DNA
transcription
&
mRNA
translation
&
protein 3 Central Dogma
↳ made up of
organism ↳ nucleotides ↳ amino adds
nucleotides


·



alleles
-



diff versions of make up genes , temporary messenger ↳ carries most

info work in cells
same gene with
stored info transporting

slight variation
~
regulatory sequence
gets expression started

gene ~
recruits >
gene expression

transcription
* transcription
process creating
-




structural sequence
RNA molec .
from
mRNA

gene code



PROTEIN
v


translation
/ vibose enzyme)


translation process chromosomes
creating
protein from DNA -
chromosome organization
RNA molec


gene DNA chromosome


1 double
Segment of double
long DNA-protein

helix DNA nellX complex




3
to
Eukaryotes histones kind DNA
-




↓ Purpose
-


keep DNA in nucleus
&




numSOMEs
umuruw
not tangeled




Ionistones
mmmmm


double helixmo

mmm
Group of nucleosomes condenses =
30-hm fiber -
ECHROMATIN3
muui


further
condensing chromosome
=




Important note >
chromatin determines
to
condensing gene expression
-




Chromosome
DNA-binding
-




&
proteins types of chromosomes

DNA

Eur-elnear

Bac-circular
OR
& replicated chromosomes OR
3 unreplicated chromosome




Haploid # #diff type of
-




chromosome in


cell Y Y ↑ ↑ ↑


homologous

non-homologous

Sister
non-sister

chromosomes chromosomes chromatids chromatids

Ploidy # -


# of each ↓

↓ /



chromosomes 2 parents 1 or 2 parents I parent 2 parents


n = 23
humans = 2n = 46

, mitosis-process to Mitosis

distribute 1




Jment
:


i
-




phase mitosis +
cell division occur

:
interphase + DNA rep occur
growth
cells

mitosis does not occur wout DNA m

germ cells
-




directly give ↓
1 each
each daughter needs copy of chromosome
rise to sperm/
interphase
egg cell

↓ Steps
meiosis +
mitosis

A
2n = 2

somatic cells -


form body , A
1 = haploid #

repair +
grow , 2 =
ploidy #3 diploid

asexually
rep

of DNA
Interphase
-




replication
-




A

A
Prophase - DNA condenses




Y


A
A




Metaphase replicated chromosomes
-




a a



line up in middle of

cell . Microtubes attatch



-- anaphase




&
Sister chromatas

A pulled apart A

↓ A somatic
A
kinesin motars
cell process

to 2
splits
·




daughter cells
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