Samenvatting - Class notes - GEN-21803

• 1589148001 Puzzel C1

• Enzyme that can 'glue together' (join end to end) DNA molecules.

  Ligase
• Another word for egg cells and sperm cells

  Gametes
• A nucleotide that forms a double hydrogen bond with its complement in DNA

  Thymine
  Adenine
• Variations on a gene

  Alleles
• The idea that continuous traits are controlled by multiple Mendelian genes is called the ... Hypothesis

  Multifactorial
• Deciphering the exact nucleotide sequence of DNA molecules

  DNA sequencing
• Three nucleotides coding for a specific amino acid

  Codon
• This is regulated by regulatory elements

  Gene expression
• .... Can copy DNA

  DNA polymerase
• The DNA sequence to which the regulatory protein is bound in figure 1-9

  Regulatory element
• What QTL stands for

  Quantitative trait locus
• Study of complete gene sets

  Genomics
• The process by which a copy of the DNA is produced

  DNA replication
• Complementary to cytosine

  Guanine
• Most of your cells are ...

  Somatic cells
• Species used in experimental biology in order to learn about groups of species

  Modelorganism
• An organism with foreign DNA inserted in its own DNA

  GMO
• Abbreviation of single nucleotide polymorphism

  SNP
• Opposite of recessive

  Dominant
• Figure 1-7 depicts a model in which one gene encodes one ...

  Enzyme
• A common view on inheritance before the genetics revolution began

  Blending theory
• A change of one nucleotide in the DNA to another

  Pointmutation
• The process of inserting foreign DNA into organisms

  Transformation
• Fitting together like pieces of a puzzle, in this case with hydrogen bonds

  Complementary
• Theory proven by Morgan when he demonstrated genes are on chromosomes

  Chromosome theory
• Enzyme that can cut DNA

  Nuclease
• Complementary to guanine

  Cytosine
• Fundamental unit of biological information

  Gene
• What this course is all about

  Genetics
• RNA synthesis from a DNA template

  Transcription
• Template for protein synthesis

  Messenger RNA
• Polypeptide production

  Translation