Advanced Pathophysiology- Chapter 4 Practice Questions and Correct Answers (100% Pass)
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Advanced Pathophysiology- Chapter 4 Practice Questions and Correct Answers (100% Pass)
Define gene - Answers the basic unit of of inheritance
How many genes do we have? - Answers 20,000 to 25,000
Define geneotype - Answers Composition of genes at a given locus
Define phenotype - Answers The out...
Advanced Pathophysiology- Chapter 4 Practice Questions and Correct Answers (100% Pass)
Define gene - Answers the basic unit of of inheritance
How many genes do we have? - Answers 20,000 to 25,000
Define geneotype - Answers Composition of genes at a given locus
Define phenotype - Answers The outward apperance of a person
Define nucleotide - Answers DNA subunit: phosphate group, single base, deoxyribose sugar
What are proteins made of? - Answers Polypeptides (chains of amino acids)
How many amino acids are there? - Answers 20
Define codon - Answers Specifies which amino acid goes where or ends synthesis of a protein (3
nucleotides)
Define nonsense codon - Answers The termination signal of a gene
How do you strip DNA to get a single helix? - Answers break weak hydrogen bonds
Example of complementary base pairing? - Answers A-T, G-C
Function of DNA polymerase? - Answers protein in dna replication, proofreads and adds new
nucelotides
What is a base pair substitution? Example? - Answers One base pair is incorrectly replaced by another
(sickle cell anemia).
Another name for base pair substituion? - Answers Mis-sense substituion
Define frameshift mutation? Give examples. - Answers insertion or deletion of one or more base pairs to
DNA molecule (Tay-Sachs, Chron's, Cystic Fibrosis)
Define gametes? - Answers Sperm and egg cells
Define somatic cells? - Answers All other cells except gamets
Define diploid cells, give example - Answers A set of human chromosomes is 23, diploid is 2 sets of 23, so
46 chromosomes.. all somatic cells.
Define haploid cells, give example - Answers Haploid cells only have 1 set of chromosomes, so 23
chromosomes, sex cells. (sperm and egg)-gametes.
How do reproductive cells form? - Answers Meiosis
Define homologus? - Answers chromosomes that are identical
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