Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Define Evolution - -the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient ones -What is a theory - -a well tested explanation of a natural phenomena -How are theories developed? - -theories are developed by frequent testings of hypotheses -Who established the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection? - -Charles Darwin -What was the name of the book he published? - -The Origin of Species -What island is famous for its relationship to the theory? - -the Galapagos Islands...

the white allele is recessive - -white flowering plants were not observed in the F1 generation following a cross of true breeding purple and white flowering plants in Mendels monohybrid cross experiment because -dipliod - -human somatic cells are -16 - -given 4 different charateristics assuming independent assortment how many different types of gamestes are possible -on the same chromosome - -if two genes are linked they are -dividing white blood cells - -which cell would be best to ...

Gene expression - -The process by which DNA directs protein synthesis and has two stages - transcription - translation -Transcription - -the synthesis of RNA using information in DNA - produces messenger RNA (mRNA) -Translation - -the synthesis of a polypeptide using information in the mRNA -Ribsosomes - -the sites of translation -Translation in prokaryotes - -translation of mRNA can begin before transcription has finished (coupled) -Transcription in eukaryotes - -transcripti...

Allelopathy - -The idea that plants can chemically influence each other -Thomas Chamberlin - -Danger of love, makes it easy to ignore competing facts if too attached to one idea -Frits Wents & James Bonner - -Cal tech scientists came up with allelopathy -Cornelius Muller - -Agreed with allelopathy. Hid results that disagreed with allelopathy, never published data on rabits -Bruce Bartholomew - -Sets up a paper about cows causing zones of no growth and believed allelopathy wasn't tru...

acetyl CoA - -Is formed when pyruvate first enters into the mitochondria via active transport. -aerobic respiration - -Respiration that requires oxygen -anaerobic - -Process that does not require oxygen -anaerobic cellular respiration - -the process by which cells obtain energy from an energy source without using oxygen -ATP synthase - -Large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP -chemiosmosis - -the use of energy in a H+ g...

If xenon has an atomic number of 54 and a mass number of 108, how many neutrons does it have? - -54 -Atoms that vary in the number of neutrons found in their nuclei are called - -isotopes -Potassium has an atomic number of 19. What is its electron configuration - -shells 1, 2 and 3 are full and shell 4 has one electron -Which type of bond represents a weak chemical bond - -hydrogen bond -Which of the following statements is not true - -Water is the most abundant molecule in the Earth...

Gene expression - -The process by which DNA directs protein synthesis and has two stages - transcription - translation -Transcription - -the synthesis of RNA using information in DNA - produces messenger RNA (mRNA) -Translation - -the synthesis of a polypeptide using information in the mRNA -Ribsosomes - -the sites of translation -Translation in prokaryotes - -translation of mRNA can begin before transcription has finished (coupled) -Transcription in eukaryotes - -transcripti...

what's the central dogma of genes&proteins? what's an exception to this rule? - -DNA (transcription) - RNA (translation) - protein. reverse transcription. -in ___, the ___ sequence turned to ___ sequence *(_-_) - -transcription - DNA - RNA - T-U -in ___, the "___ ___" stru happens where the ___ is ___ start of ___. it runs in ___ ___, small __ ___. - -translation - Christmas tree - tip - RNA's - transcription - one direction - to big -the ___ starts ___. it is a ___ ___ & is __ bp ...

what's the central dogma of genes&proteins? what's an exception to this rule? - -DNA (transcription) - RNA (translation) - protein. reverse transcription. -in ___, the ___ sequence turned to ___ sequence *(_-_) - -transcription - DNA - RNA - T-U -in ___, the "___ ___" stru happens where the ___ is ___ start of ___. it runs in ___ ___, small __ ___. - -translation - Christmas tree - tip - RNA's - transcription - one direction - to big -the ___ starts ___. it is a ___ ___ & is __ bp ...

Which of the following can regulate protein expression in a cell? A. mRNA degredation B. Protein degredation C. RNA processing - -All of the above -Alternative RNA splicing allows for: - -Different mRNA molecules are produced from the same primary transcript -An operon may consist of which of the following: A. Promoter B. Genes C. Regulatory gene - -A & B: A promotor and genes -What is a protein produced by a regulatory gene? - -A repressor -For a repressible operon to be trans...