 
									
								
									Semester 1 Final Exam Study Guide
									
... What type of cell undergoes the process of meiosis? How is meiosis different than mitosis? Give 5 differences. Why must meiotic cells be haploid? How are gametes (sex cells) different from somatic (body) cells? Why must half of your DNA come from your mom and half from your dad? What chromosomes det ...
                        	... What type of cell undergoes the process of meiosis? How is meiosis different than mitosis? Give 5 differences. Why must meiotic cells be haploid? How are gametes (sex cells) different from somatic (body) cells? Why must half of your DNA come from your mom and half from your dad? What chromosomes det ...
									Topic 4.1: Chromosomes, genes, alleles, and mutations
									
...  If DNA replication works correctly, this should ...
                        	...  If DNA replication works correctly, this should ...
									Bill Nye the Science Guy Worksheet-A
									
... get passed down from _____________to child. In the process, of course, the genetic material is ____________________ in new ways, which is why people bear resemblance to their _____________ and __________________without looking like any one relative in particular. ...
                        	... get passed down from _____________to child. In the process, of course, the genetic material is ____________________ in new ways, which is why people bear resemblance to their _____________ and __________________without looking like any one relative in particular. ...
									Section 7.1 Case Study Reproductive Strategies 1. In Figure 2 on
									
... 5. Explain why the offspring of an organism that reproduces sexually might be able to adapt better to a new environment than offspring of an organism that reproduces asexually? The offspring have different combinations of genes from the two parents. The greater genetic diversity produced by differen ...
                        	... 5. Explain why the offspring of an organism that reproduces sexually might be able to adapt better to a new environment than offspring of an organism that reproduces asexually? The offspring have different combinations of genes from the two parents. The greater genetic diversity produced by differen ...
									Signal Processing in Single Cells
									
... • Slow fluctuations give the genetic circuits memory, or individuality, lasting roughly one cell cycle. They present difficulty for modeling genetic circuits. • There is thus a fundamental tradeoff between accuracy and speed in purely transcriptional responses. Accurate cellular responses on faster ...
                        	... • Slow fluctuations give the genetic circuits memory, or individuality, lasting roughly one cell cycle. They present difficulty for modeling genetic circuits. • There is thus a fundamental tradeoff between accuracy and speed in purely transcriptional responses. Accurate cellular responses on faster ...
									answers
									
... turned on and off? 41. What regulates the timing of the cell cycle in eukaryotes? 42. What are growth factors? 43. Gametes have _ allele(s) for each gene. 44. Gametes are produced by? 45. Programmed cell death? 46. Describe each stage of meiosis I in ...
                        	... turned on and off? 41. What regulates the timing of the cell cycle in eukaryotes? 42. What are growth factors? 43. Gametes have _ allele(s) for each gene. 44. Gametes are produced by? 45. Programmed cell death? 46. Describe each stage of meiosis I in ...
									PPT lecture slides
									
... • FOG-2, in addition to GATA-4, has a role in early gonadal development and sexual differentiation, and FOG-1 at later fetal stages, while GATA-1 executes its action postnatally ...
                        	... • FOG-2, in addition to GATA-4, has a role in early gonadal development and sexual differentiation, and FOG-1 at later fetal stages, while GATA-1 executes its action postnatally ...
									Chromosomes and Cell Reproduction The Cell Cycle The cell cycle
									
... of chromosomes: Haploid (n=23 in humans). ...
                        	... of chromosomes: Haploid (n=23 in humans). ...
									Chromosomes, genes, alleles, and mutation
									
... proteins • Occur in pairs (except in sex cells or gametes) in sexually reproductive eukaryotes • Humans have 23 pairs • Prokaryotes only have one chromosome and DNA is not associated with proteins ...
                        	... proteins • Occur in pairs (except in sex cells or gametes) in sexually reproductive eukaryotes • Humans have 23 pairs • Prokaryotes only have one chromosome and DNA is not associated with proteins ...
									gene expression profiles predict sensitivity of prostate cancer to
									
... in administration of excessive irradiation to some patients, and inadequate or ineffective treatment to others. Using gene-array analysis of human prostate cancer xenografts that differ in their response to irradiation in SCID mice, we identified a number of genes whose expression level distinguishe ...
                        	... in administration of excessive irradiation to some patients, and inadequate or ineffective treatment to others. Using gene-array analysis of human prostate cancer xenografts that differ in their response to irradiation in SCID mice, we identified a number of genes whose expression level distinguishe ...
									molecular diagnosis in lgmd2a: mutation analysis or
									
... 17 (24%) had normal calpain-3 amount. We calculated that the probability of having LGMD2A is very high when patients show a complete calpain-3 deficiency (84.4%) and progressively decreases with the amount of protein; this new data offers an important tool for genetic counseling when only protein da ...
                        	... 17 (24%) had normal calpain-3 amount. We calculated that the probability of having LGMD2A is very high when patients show a complete calpain-3 deficiency (84.4%) and progressively decreases with the amount of protein; this new data offers an important tool for genetic counseling when only protein da ...
									Analyzing Genomic Dose-Response Information to Inform Key
									
... following arsenic exposure than in immortalized cells. Genes associated with oxidative stress, proliferation and apoptosis exhibited increased expression following acute exposure, but decreased expression following chronic exposure in immortalized cells. Similar studies were not conducted with prima ...
                        	... following arsenic exposure than in immortalized cells. Genes associated with oxidative stress, proliferation and apoptosis exhibited increased expression following acute exposure, but decreased expression following chronic exposure in immortalized cells. Similar studies were not conducted with prima ...
									Nature Medicine Research Highlights: New from NPG
									
... stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers found that the human tau was able to cross the synapse into brain regions to which the entorhinal cortex projects, such as the hippocampus, an area of the brain involved in learning and memory. They could also detect human tau in areas of the brain that ...
                        	... stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers found that the human tau was able to cross the synapse into brain regions to which the entorhinal cortex projects, such as the hippocampus, an area of the brain involved in learning and memory. They could also detect human tau in areas of the brain that ...
									Life Test #5review sheet answers2010
									
... 15. The ratio of the number of sex cells to body cells - 1:2 example 23:46 The number of sex cells is ALWAYS half the number of body cells 16. mutation - Any change in the order of DNA. 17. selective breeding- selecting two organisms of the same species to mate. For example a labradoodle. 18. Exampl ...
                        	... 15. The ratio of the number of sex cells to body cells - 1:2 example 23:46 The number of sex cells is ALWAYS half the number of body cells 16. mutation - Any change in the order of DNA. 17. selective breeding- selecting two organisms of the same species to mate. For example a labradoodle. 18. Exampl ...
									B5 – Growth and development
									
... potential to produce cells needed to replace damaged tissues. Ethical decisions need to be taken when using embryonic stem cells and this work is subject to Government regulation In carefully controlled conditions of mammalian cloning, it is possible to reactivate (switch on) inactive genes in the n ...
                        	... potential to produce cells needed to replace damaged tissues. Ethical decisions need to be taken when using embryonic stem cells and this work is subject to Government regulation In carefully controlled conditions of mammalian cloning, it is possible to reactivate (switch on) inactive genes in the n ...
									Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes
									
... receptors as their name suggests. They are also found to be increased in cancers such as neuroblastoma and small-cell lung cancer [5]. A fourth category is membrane-associated G proteins, or guanine nucleotide-binding proteins. These proteins act as on-off switches (signal transducers) for growth fa ...
                        	... receptors as their name suggests. They are also found to be increased in cancers such as neuroblastoma and small-cell lung cancer [5]. A fourth category is membrane-associated G proteins, or guanine nucleotide-binding proteins. These proteins act as on-off switches (signal transducers) for growth fa ...
									Plant Transformation
									
... been transformed and it lights up • Green Fluorescent Protein - from jellyfish under lights and filter the transgenic plants will fluoresce • GUS - glucuronidase gene will convert added substrate to blue color. ...
                        	... been transformed and it lights up • Green Fluorescent Protein - from jellyfish under lights and filter the transgenic plants will fluoresce • GUS - glucuronidase gene will convert added substrate to blue color. ...
									Plant Molecular Biology
									
... 1. These mutants show evidence of leaf development in darkness: they have expanded cotyledons, plastids that resemble chloroplasts, and chlorophyll protein genes turned on. 2. In the dark, these genes repress photomorphogenesis –related genes in all tissues. 3. In the light, they repress them only i ...
                        	... 1. These mutants show evidence of leaf development in darkness: they have expanded cotyledons, plastids that resemble chloroplasts, and chlorophyll protein genes turned on. 2. In the dark, these genes repress photomorphogenesis –related genes in all tissues. 3. In the light, they repress them only i ...
									Mitosis: Modeling Cell Division
									
... have grown into trillions of cells. How can that happen? In our model, you start with one cell containing 4 chromosomes and end up with 2 cells, both with 4 chromosomes and both with the same genetic information, but how? Key Vocabulary: o Chromosomes – contained in the nucleus of cells; made up of ...
                        	... have grown into trillions of cells. How can that happen? In our model, you start with one cell containing 4 chromosomes and end up with 2 cells, both with 4 chromosomes and both with the same genetic information, but how? Key Vocabulary: o Chromosomes – contained in the nucleus of cells; made up of ...
									L3_Viral Vector and Non
									
... • Gene transfer strategies based on the delivery of tumor-specific toxins or the conversion of prodrugs into toxins may be facilitated by a process referred to as the bystander effect. • Induction of immune responses to tumor antigens or the interruption of the tumor vascular supply may require inte ...
                        	... • Gene transfer strategies based on the delivery of tumor-specific toxins or the conversion of prodrugs into toxins may be facilitated by a process referred to as the bystander effect. • Induction of immune responses to tumor antigens or the interruption of the tumor vascular supply may require inte ...
									First Semester Biology Study Guide
									
... Cells that contain 46 chromosomes in humans are called ____________________ ____________. They are _______________________ (2n). Of these 46 chromosomes, 44 (22 pairs) are ____________________ and 2 (1 pair) are _______________________. Cells that contain 23 chromosomes in humans are called ________ ...
                        	... Cells that contain 46 chromosomes in humans are called ____________________ ____________. They are _______________________ (2n). Of these 46 chromosomes, 44 (22 pairs) are ____________________ and 2 (1 pair) are _______________________. Cells that contain 23 chromosomes in humans are called ________ ...
 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									