Monthly Archives: October 2018

Translation Vocabulary Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) Atherosclerosis snRNPs Spliceosome 5′ UTR 3′ UTR Lipid Competencies Describe the difference between primary transcript and mature transcript. Describe how the ends of the primary transcript are stabilized during post-transcriptional processing of mRNA. Explain how … Continue reading →

Transcription Vocabulary Codon Sense strand Template strand RNA polymerase Competencies Explain the Central “Dogma” of biology. Define transcription in the context of gene expression. Define translation in the context of gene expression. Transcribe on paper any section of a coding … Continue reading →

Basic Gene Function Vocabulary Metastasis Mutation Frameshift mutation Missense mutation Nonsense mutation Silent mutation Epigenetic changes Competencies Explain the properties that make a tumor malignant (cancer). Describe the function of the pRB protein in a cell. Explain the relationship between … Continue reading →

Hardy-Weinberg Vocabulary SINE (Short interspersed element) Transposable element Allele frequency Genotype frequency Competencies Describe the Alu insertion in primate. State what proportion of the human genome is the Alu insertion. Calculate the allele frequencies from genetic data for single-gene, simple … Continue reading →

Natural Selection Vocabulary (Biological) evolution Natural selection Microevolution Speciation Macroevolution Biological species Morphological species Competencies Explain why Charles Darwin is not responsible for the “theory” of evolution. Name Darwin’s actual theory. Explain the difference between microevolution, speciation, and macroevolution. Explain … Continue reading →

Evidence for Evolution Vocabulary Auditory bulla Involucrum Synapomorphic trait Vestigial trait Law of succession Cladogram Phylogeny Node Synapsid Therapsid DNA sequence alignment Competencies Identify skeletons of Indohyus, Ambulocetus, Dorudon and modern right whales. Compare and contrast the digits and auditory … Continue reading →

Exceptions to Mendel Vocabulary Incomplete dominance Codominance Sex-linked trait X-linked trait Y-linked trait Polygenic trait Epistasis Linked traits Competencies Define incomplete dominance. Define codominance. Identify Mendelian, incompletely dominant and codominant traits given the outcomes of hybrid crosses. Describe the genetic … Continue reading →