father of biogeogrpahy
alfred russel wallace
How many codons are possible?
64
What is tRNA?
Transfer RNA (transfer msg from RNA into amino acid)
2 necessary enzymes for recombinant DNA technology
restriction enzyme and ligase
What is rRNA?
Ribosomal RNA (part of structure for ribosome)
Universal start codon
AUG=MET
What is a codon?
3 nucleotides that codes for 1 amino acid
What does redundant mean?
more than 1 codon for some amino acids
what is unambiguous?
any codon for 1 amino acid does not code for any other amino acid
What is Exon?
Code for amino acids
What is intron?
intervening sequences (only euk have)
what are 2 ways mutations can be caused?
spontaneous and induced by mutagens
what is apoptosis?
cell suicide
What are the types of point mutations
silent, nonsense, missense, & frameshift
what is biotechnology?
using a living thing to produce a service or product
what is an antigen?
stimulates an immune response
who was the 1st cloned mammal?
Dolly the sheep
who developed PCR?
Kary Mullins
What is recombinant DNA?
DNA from 2 different strands
What is a vector
gene carrier
What are some examples of GMOs
vitamin a rice, cotton, transgenics, plums, & mosquitoes
what are examples of biotechnology that were produced in response to covid-19?
What is a gel electrophoresis used for?
comparing and contrasting segments of DNA
What does PCR do?
amplifies DNA (like a copy machine)
what are the 3 types of adaptations
behavioral, structural, biochemical