Intro to Genetics
Who is considered the father of Genetics?
Gregor Mendel
Name the 4 possible blood groups
A, AB, B, O
What are the 5 nitrogenous bases?
A, C, T, G , U
How much of your liver can you lose and still be able to live?
70%
Who is the father of Immunology?
Edward Jenner
The term for different forms of different traits
Allele
Who is the universal acceptor?
AB
What is the first step of DNA replication, and the enzyme that performs this step?
Unzipping. Helicase
The earliest TISSUE transplant performed in man.
Blood transfusion
Haemophilia is an example of disorders inherited in this pattern.
X-linked
What are the 4 components of blood?
RBC, WBC, platelets, plasma
Whose rule is this? The number of A must always equal the number of Ts, and the number of Cs must be equal to the number of Gs
Chargaff
A drug used to stop blood from clotting by thinning it.
Heparin
We use this technique in forensics to increase the amount of DNA obtained from a sample.
Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR)
The name of the genetic technique employed during the Human Genome Project?
Sanger sequencing
What is the inheritance pattern of Sickle cell anaemia?
Autosomal Recessive
3 features of RNA that make it different from DNA
What antigens to we think about when matching donors and recipients.
ABO, MHC/HLA
When enough people in a population are immune to a disease, its spread is greatly reduced, helping protect those who are not immune
Herd immunity
What year did the HGP end, and how many years did it take to complete?
2003. And 13 years.
The name of the disease a baby can get when mum and baby have different rhesus factors?
Hemolytic Disease of the newborn
The 3 steps that need to happen from us to move from having DNA to having a functional protein.
Replication. Transcription into RNA. Translation
A twin gives their twin a liver what type of transplant is this?
Syngenic/Isograft
Name 4 cells of the innate immune system.
Basophil. Neutrophil. Macrophage. Eosinophil. Natural killer cell