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DNA
Who was friedrich miescher 1,
What is nuclein 2,
How did miescher purify dna 3
15  cards
Transcription & Translation
Rna and dna differences 1,
How do rna polymerases copy genes 2,
What is a gene 3
36  cards
Water
What does a low water activity me...,
What is water use efficiency 2,
Which plants have high wue 3
26  cards
DNA replication
What is rna polymerase used for 1,
What is dna polymerase used for 2,
How are dna polymerases isolated 3
9  cards
Immunity
Key milestones in immunology 1,
What does an immune system do 2,
Broad outline of what happens in ...
69  cards
Genome organisation
How much of the human genome code...,
Single celled prokaryote gene con...,
Define metazoa 3
20  cards
Linkage and Recombination
Mendel s 1st law 1,
Mendel s 2nd law 2,
When is the 2nd law not true 3
19  cards
Gene mapping
Define epistasis 1,
Define epistatic allele 2,
Define hypostatis allele 3
9  cards
Domestication
Life before domestication 1,
How did diet change with climate 2,
Why was the hunter gatherer lifes...
25  cards
Epigenetics
What extra information does dna h...,
The dutch hunger example 2,
Fat male rat example 3
24  cards
Regeneration
How can regeneration occur 1,
How does regeneration occur in fl...,
Which cells form the new head or ...
7  cards
Characterising and cloning genes
Goal of gene isolation 1,
Problems with gene isolation 2,
Solutions for gene isolation 3
40  cards
Fertilisation
Fertilisation and development in ...,
Fertilisation in mammals 2,
What mechanism triggers the ferti...
9  cards
Metal ions
What happens when an element is l...,
Strategies for elemental selection 2,
Metal ion chemistry 3
6  cards
Gene expression
Why must gene expression be regul...,
Levels of gene control 2,
Why is it a good idea to regulate...
37  cards
Nucleic Acids & Carbohydrates
Building blocks of dna 1,
What is a nucleoside 2,
What is a nucleotide 3
24  cards
Mendelian genetics
What was the first applied geneti...,
What is the study of genetics 2,
Misconceptions of mendel s time 3
25  cards
Extracellular matrices
What is the animal ecm 1,
Structure of ecm 2,
What is the basal lamina 3
22  cards
Enzymes
Are all enzymes proteins 1,
How do enzymes work 2,
What does attachment of the subst...
26  cards
Development in plants
What adaptations does plant devel...,
When is animal development comple...,
How is plant development divided ...
28  cards
Embryogenesis
How does epigenesis work 1,
Mosaic or regulative development 2,
How does cell signalling work in ...
3  cards
Animal development
Define homeosis 1,
Characteristics of homeotic mutat...,
What are the ant c antennapedia c...
5  cards
Exam questions
Why do diseases caused by mutatio...,
Identify three factors that may p...,
Describe the essential features o...
13  cards
Extra chromosomal genetics
What is cpdna 1,
What is mtdna 2,
How do chloroplast and mitochondr...
14  cards
Membranes
How do cell membranes form 1,
What are amphipathic lipids 2,
How are cell membranes stabilised 3
22  cards

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