Molecular Genetics — Flashcards

Flashcard 161: _____ describes the tendency of alleles at two loci on the same chromosome to be inherited together more or less often than expected by chance

Answer: Linkage disequilibrium

Flashcard 162: What form of chromatin is less condensed? _____

Answer: Euchromatin

Flashcard 163: The closer the recombination frequency is to _____%, the closer alleles in a haplotype are to each other

Answer: 0

Flashcard 164: Which purine is characterized by no amino group at the 12 o'clock position? _____

Answer: Guanine

Flashcard 165: The first step of cloning is to isolate the eukaryotic _____ of interest

Answer: mRNA

Flashcard 166: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) cause carcinogenesis through their metabolites forming DNA _____

Answer: adducts

Flashcard 167: The iso-type of an antibody is determined by the _____ region

Answer: Fc

Flashcard 168: Generally, the 3' end of DNA or RNA is a(n) _____ group

Answer: hydroxyl

Flashcard 169: _____ describes an inheritance in which both alleles contribute to the phenotype of the heterozygote

Answer: Codominance

Flashcard 170: What sequence of bases represents a polyadenylation signal? _____

Answer: AAUAAA

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