Fundamentals of the Living Cell

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Biological Molecules
List all the small biological mol...,
What is the general formula for c...,
Describe the two types of monosac...
10  cards
Protein structure and function
List the main functions of proteins,
What are the ionic properties of ...,
What do d and l isomers mean what...
9  cards
RNA synthesis
How many chromosomes do humans have,
Give the two definitions of a gene,
What is the promoter region of a ...
21  cards
DNA Synthesis
Why is dna synthesis semi conserv...,
Where is dna replication initiated,
How does dna replication start
22  cards
DNA structure
Describe the b form of dna,
Describe the a form of dna,
Describe the z form of dna
18  cards
Protein Synthesis
How is the anticodon structured,
The redundancy of the codon produ...,
What are ribosomes
14  cards
Chromatin Structure and Histones Code
What makes up chromatin,
What is chromatin,
What is the function of chromatin
23  cards
The Cell Nucleus
What are the functional elements ...,
What do centromeres do,
What do telomeres do
24  cards
The Endoplasmic Reticulum
What is the structure of the er like,
What are the two types and functi...,
What processes is each of the er ...
15  cards
The Cytoskeleton
What is the cytoskeleton,
What is the structure of the cyto...,
What are the main functions of ea...
19  cards
Membrane Structure and Function (I)
What are the characteristics of m...,
What makes up the composition of ...,
Describe the lipid composition of...
15  cards
Enzymes I
What are enzymes,
List 3 functional areas of enzymes,
What are some enzyme defects that...
18  cards
Lysosomes
What is the key function of lysos...,
What are hydrolytic enzymes,
Why are there heterogeneous conte...
14  cards
Intracellular proteolysis
What is proteolysis,
What are proteases and how are th...,
What is the difference between en...
10  cards
Mitochondria and Peroxisomes
What is the function of peroxisomes,
What is the endosymbiotic theory,
Describe the structure of the mit...
19  cards
The Cell Cycle
What are the two outcomes of the ...,
What is the purpose of the cell c...,
What are the three categories of ...
18  cards
Control of Gene Expression
What does failure to regulate gen...,
What is beta thalassaemia,
What is an instance of translatio...
9  cards
Transcriptional circuits
What is the transcriptome,
What are the different levels tha...,
What are enhancers
16  cards
The 3D Structure of Proteins
What amino acid categories are ther,
What groups does each amino acid ...,
Describe the bonds on a polypeptide
13  cards
Evolution
What are influenza strains named ...,
What is evolution,
How do changes in the genotype arise
30  cards
Differentiation and Gene Expression
What is cell differentiation,
What are the categories that cell...,
What are stem cells
16  cards
Determination and Cellular Senescence
What is cell determination,
What is asymmetric segregation an...,
What are p granules
19  cards
Modular Structure of Proteins
What is a protein sequence motif,
What do motifs and domains refer to,
What are the definitions of motifs
15  cards
Membrane Function II
What are the functions of each or...,
Which molecules can pass through ...,
What are the different types of m...
15  cards
Enzymes II
What are perfect enzymes and what...,
How do you calculate turnover number,
What is an example of a perfect e...
12  cards
Energy I
What two categories can metabolic...,
How is major fuels obtained and used,
How much atp do we obtain and how...
15  cards
Energy II: Acetyl CoA, Mitochondria and Oxygen
What is aerobic respiration,
What is the citric acid cycle,
How is the entry regulated into t...
8  cards
Carbohydrate Metabolism
What are the main symptoms of hyp...,
What is glycogenesis,
What is glycogen
16  cards
Lipid synthesis and degradation
What are lipids what are the diff...,
Why is fat such an important stor...,
What are the health implications ...
20  cards
Lipid transport
What three interlinked systems ar...,
What are the different fats and l...,
What are free fatty acids
18  cards
Protein Breakdown and Urea Formation
Draw out the different nitrogen b...,
What are the two parts of metabol...,
What is transamination
13  cards
Integration of Whole Body Metabolism
Metabolism for the brain,
Metabolism for cardiac muscle,
Metabolism for adipose tissue
14  cards

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