dna and chromosome structure

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18.01.01 DNA structure
Describe the basic structure of dna,
What is a nucleotide composed of ...,
What is a nucleoside composed of
36  cards
18.01.02 Chromosome structure in humans
What is a chromosome,
What is the structure of a chromo...,
Define what a centromere is what ...
15  cards
18.01.03 Chromosome structure and banding
What are the two principal groups...,
What is the most common method fo...,
What are the stages or g bading w...
13  cards
18.01.04 Gene structure
What is a gene,
What is the sequence of the start...,
What is the sequence of the stop ...
19  cards
18.01.13 Mechanisms of mutation in DNA
What is a mutation,
How do mutations arise,
What factors can cause dna damage
18  cards
18.01.05 DNA replication
Why is dna replication termed sem...,
Where does dna replication initiate,
When does dna replication occur
29  cards
18.01.06 Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, recombination
What are the broad stages of the ...,
Define mitosis,
Describe g0
36  cards
18.01.07 Transcription mRNA processing and translation
Where does transcription occur,
What is the function of mrna how ...,
What is the function on trna and ...
26  cards
18.01.08 Splicing
When and where does splicing occur,
Summarise splicing,
How is splicing mediated
5  cards
18.01.09 Nonsense mediated decay
What are mrna surveillance mechan...,
What are the three mrna surveilla...,
Describe no go decay ngd what tri...
13  cards
18.01.10 Functional non-coding RNA
0  cards
18.01.11 Regulatory non-coding RNA
Give three examples of regulatory...,
What is the typical structure of ...,
What is the role of mirnas
48  cards
18.01.12 Normal variation in the human genome
How can normal variation be defined,
What is a heteromorphism,
What proportion of the genome is ...
7  cards
18.01.14 Pseudogenes
Give a definition of a pseudogene,
What is the typical structure of ...,
How common are pseudogenes
28  cards
18.01.15 Origin of anueploidy
What is anueploidy,
What is synapsis,
What is recombination crossing over
31  cards
18.01.16 Origin of structural abnormalities
What mechanisms can lead to genom...,
What are the potential underlying...,
What is nhej
27  cards
18.01.17 Segregation of structural abnormalities
What is the frequency of autosoma...,
How do autosomal reciprocal trasn...,
What are the different modes of s...
28  cards
18.01.18 LCRs and the origin of genetic disorders
What are genomic disorders,
What is a contiguous gene disorder,
What are lcrs
32  cards
18.01.19 Mosaicism and clinical relevance
0  cards
18.01.20 Epigenetics
Give an overview of epigenetics,
Give three different mechanisms o...,
Give two types of histone modific...
33  cards
18.01.21 X-inactivation
What is the purpose of x inactiva...,
Where is x inactivation initiated,
What is the role of xist in x ina...
21  cards
18.01.22 Origin of UPD
What is upd and how frequent is it,
When do abnormalities arise from upd,
What is genomic imprinting what e...
43  cards

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