Download Chapter 9 Expressing Genetic Information Learning Targets

Chapter 9 Expressing Genetic Information Learning Targets
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9.1 Genetic Material
I can describe:
 Nucleic Acids-composition of each type
 Types of RNA and functions
 Transcription and Translation
 Genetic Code
 Proteins and Amino Acids
 Enzymes
 Ribosomes
 Codons and Antocodons
 Use of the amino acid chart
 Proteins potential for variation
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9.2 Importance of Proteins
I can describe
 The various functions of proteins
 What does the structure determine.
9.3 RNA Synthesis
I can describe
 RNA Polymerase
 What happens during transcription
 Where transcription takes place
 How do the RNA nucleotides pair with DNA
 The three stages of transcription
9.4 RNA Processing
I can describe
 Eukaryotes vs Prokaryotes
 Primary vs Mature RNA
 Cap,tail of RNA
 Introns, exons, splicing
9.5 Translation
I can describe
 Where does translation take place?
 What are the 3 stages and what happens in each?
 Charging tRNA
 P,A, E sites
 Energy needed and what stages?
 What happens to the parts of translations after termination?
9.6 Transport and Modification of Proteins
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 What needs to happen to proteins to be functional?
 What happens after translation?
 Signal sequences
9.7 Translation Errors
I can describe
 What causes most translation errors
 Reading frame
 Frame shift
 What can happen?
9.8 Viruses
I can describe
 What are viruses
 Viral replication lytic/lysogenic
 Retrovirus
 Reverse transcription
Possible Short answer C9
Describe the Functions of Proteins
Describe transcription
Describe RNA processing
Describe translation
Describe Mutations and what may cause them, give an example.
Describe the two types of viral infections