BIOLOGY 1409.01 EXAM IV REVIEW Summer II 2007
The following is a list of topics that will be addressed on EXAM IV. Chapters 23,24 and 25 will be covered on the exam. The test will be composed two sections:
Section I: 50 multiple guess = 70 points total.
Section II:  short answer  = total of 30 points. 


Section I - Multiple Guess 50 questions = 70 pts total

Chapter 23
  •  alleles
  • Mendel's research
  • law of segregation
  • phenotype vs. genotype
  • homozygous
  • heterozygous
  • dominant vs. recessive
  • P, F1, F2
  • monohybrid cross
  • dihybrid cross

Chapter 24
  •  X-ray diffraction
  • determining what was the genetic material
  • DNA model (components)
  • A,T,C,G
  • complementary base pairing
  • DNA polymerase
  • semiconservative replication
  • RNA vs. DNA composition
  • types & functions of RNA (rRNA, tRNA, mRNA)
  • flow of information DNA --> RNA--->protein
  • codons in mRNA (3 bases)
  • restriction enzymes
  • DNA ligase
  • function of plasmids in recombinant DNA technology
  • vector DNA technology
  • cloning a gene
  • polymerase chain reaction PCR
  • DNA fingerprinting
  • transgenic organisms
Chapter 25
  •  apoptosis
  • gene activation expression
  • protooncogenes
  • virises -cause cancer
  • chemotherapy - mode of action
  • reproductive vs. therapeutic cloning
  • eukaryotic cell gene expression control
  • prokaryotic gene expression control
  • Barr body


Section II – Short Answer: (30 points)
  • Life Story BBC movie DNA discovery
  • Breast Cancer Gene -  BRCA1 Discovery (video in class Monday 8/06)
  • Gleevec -Dr. Brian Druker CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) (video in class Monday 8/06)
  • Protein Synthesis Location, 3 Phases Initiation, Elongation & Termination
  • Dihybrid Cross - Punnet Square & Phenotypic Ratio

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