Molecular Genetics US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Molecular Genetics Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 221: How can enhancers be far away from the gene it regulates?
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Answer: DNA will bend to bring enhancer to promoter
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Flashcard 222: Where are estrogen receptors expressed (cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus)?
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Answer: Nucleus
Extra: Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, T3/T4, and vitamin D receptors are located in the **nucleus**.
Glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors are located in the **cytoplasm** (and translocate to the nucleus upon ligand binding).
Flashcard 223: _____ is the production of a recombinant DNA molecule that is self-perpetuating
Answer: Cloning
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Flashcard 224: Primary lactase deficiency occurs due to absence of the _____ allele
Answer: lactase-persistence
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Flashcard 225: _____ is a powerful diagnostic tool used to amplify a desired fragment of DNA
Answer: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Extra:
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Flashcard 226: Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a occurs due to an inherited defect from the _____ due to imprinting
Answer: mother
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Flashcard 227: The G6PD isoform genes are located on the _____
Answer: X-chromosome
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Flashcard 228: What form of chromatin do Barr bodies exist as?
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Answer: Heterochromatin
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Flashcard 229: Lac Operon: In the presence of _____, the repressor protein is unbound from the operator site, leading to increased transcription
Answer: high lactose
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Flashcard 230: Patients with kallmann syndrome most commonly have mutations in the _____ or FGFR-1 genes
Answer: KAL-1
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