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Structure and Replication of DNA
What is dna,
What does a nucleotide consist of,
What is a nucleoside
29
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Structure and properties of RNA
Why is rna less stable than dna,
What are the main features of rna,
What is the role of the hairpin loop
21
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Gene expression
Where does translation occur,
Describe the structure of an amin...,
What type of bond occurs between ...
15
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Gene Expression 2
What does mrna consist of,
Why do sequences of mrna vary,
Are the leader and the trailer se...
22
cards
Histones and Packaging
Why does dna need to be packaged,
How many bases does one complete ...,
Why does dna need to be unwound
72
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Amino Acids & Proteins
Are fibrous proteins water soluble,
Are globular proteins water soluble,
What is the role of fibrous proteins
34
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Biological Membranes
What are the leaflets that make u...,
What can diffuse laterally throug...,
Why is the plasma membrane like a...
20
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Transport across Biological Membranes
Where does phospholipid synthesis...,
How are phospholipids distributed...,
What happens to newly synthesised...
27
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Membrane Transport
What is the transport of inorgani...,
Does passive transport require en...,
What are the types of passive tra...
37
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Fluid Compartments
What is a fluid,
What are the key types of fluid,
For a 70kg person how much is the...
33
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Intro to Evolution and Biodiversity
What were the first experiments f...,
What happened 38 million years ago,
What and when was the cambrian ex...
43
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Metabolism with a focus on Glycolysis
What is a metabolite,
What is the function of metabolites,
How are metabolites linked
64
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Gluconeogenesis
What does gluconeogenesis do,
What can the non carbohydrate sub...,
In mammals when does gluconeogene...
53
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Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle, Electron Transport Chain & ATP Synthesis
Where does the tca cycle occur,
Once pyruvate is produced what ha...,
What is the reaction converting p...
32
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Anatomy and Microanatomy of Muscles
What are the four types of tissue,
What are the four properties of m...,
What are the functions of muscles
46
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Early embryonic development
What are the stages fro the oocyt...,
Describe how ovulation occurs,
What are the three stages of sper...
34
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Gastrulation
What does the inner cell mass giv...,
What is an important feature of i...,
When do the first signs of differ...
26
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Formation of the major organ systems
What does the surface ectoderm form,
What does the neural tube form,
What does the neural crest form
8
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Introduction to the microbial world
What are some differences between...,
What is the germ theory,
What research did jenner carry out
17
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Microbial Cell Structure
What is the role of the capsid,
What is the glycocalyx,
What turns pink in a gram stain r...
8
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Genetics of Bacteria
What is a gene,
What is an allele,
What is a wild type organism
33
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Antibiotics
What is the role of antibiotics,
What is an antimicrobial,
What reasons can antibiotics be u...
18
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Viruses lecture 1
How are viruses classified,
What is the role of the virus pro...,
Where does the virus life cycle o...
20
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Viruses lecture 2
Are ribosomes a feature of viruses,
Describe positive strand rna viru...,
Which direction do negative stran...
28
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DNA viruses: clinical features and replication
Why are the life cycles of dna vi...,
When do viruses cause cancer,
What is the role of immunosurvell...
15
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Immune System
What is the immune system,
What is the role of the intrinsic...,
What is the role of the innate sy...
22
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Innate Immunity
Describe features of the innate i...,
Describe the features of the adap...,
What can a hematopoietic stem cel...
27
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Adaptive Immunity
Describe the adaptive response ro...,
Why is the adaptive response adva...,
What is an antigen
29
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