exam 4
Phenotype
Genotype
Gene
Allele
Homozygous
Heterozygous
True-breeding
Dominant allele
Recessive allele
Punnett square
Dihybrid cross
Monohybrid cross
Incomplete dominance
Polygenic inheritance
Double helix
Antiparallel strands
Hydrogen bond
Chargaff's Rule
Semi-conservative replication
Helicase
DNA polymerase
Leading strand
Lagging strand
Okazaki fragments
Ligase
Nucleotide excision repair
Thymine dimer
Central Dogma
Transcription
Translation
RNA polymerase
mRNA
IRNA
tRNA
Promoter
Exon
Intron
Splicing
Start codon (AUG)
Universality (of genetic code)
Ribosome
A-site
P-site
E-site
Anticodon
Acceptor stem
Stop codon
Mutation
Substitution mutation
Insertion mutation
Deletion mutation
Inversion mutation
Denaturation (protein)
Detergent (in DNA extraction)
Genotypic ratio
Phenotypic ratio
Why Mendel used peas, not cattle
Mendel's Three Laws: (counted separately)
Law of Dominance
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Interpreting Punnett Squares (incl. dihybrid and monohybrid)
Non-Mendelian inheritance (applying incomplete dominance and polygenic)
DNA structure: Base pairing, Double Helix
DNA Replication process (steps, directionality)
Okazaki fragments & lagging vs. leading
DNA repair basics (nucleotide excision, UV mutations)
Central Dogma (DNA → RNA → Protein)
Transcription (detailed steps: initiation, elongation, termination)
Translation (initiation, elongation, termination)
Post-transcriptional processing (splicing)
Universality of the genetic code and implication for gene transfer
Determining amino acid sequence from mRNA
tRNA function and structure
Mutation types (identifying, effects)
DNA extraction (why detergent, role of polarity)
Sex determination: parental contributions
Protein stability/denaturation by temperature
Application of all above to lab scenarios (yeast mutagenesis, extraction, Punnett, etc.)