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Chapter 5: Genetics and Cellular Function


Selected Vocabulary

Chapter 5: Genetics and Cellular Function

term

page reference

cytogenetics

140

molecular genetics

140

nuclear envelope

140

nuclear pore

140

nucleoplasm

140

nucleolus

140

chromatin

141

nucleosome

141

histone

141

nonhistone

141

nucleotide

141

nitrogenous base

141

cystosine

141

thymine

141

uracil

141

adenine

141

guanine

141

base pair

144

law of complementary base pairing

145

gene

145

genome

145

messenger RNA (mRNA)

146

ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

146

transfer RNA (tRNA)

146

genetic code

146

base triplet

147

codon

147

stop codon

147

start codon

147

transcription

147

RNA polymerase

147

pre-mRNA

148

posttranscriptional modification

148

exon

148

intron

148

genetic translation

148

leader sequence

148

anticodon

148

polyribosome

149

chaperone

150

posttranslational modification

150

transport vesicle

151

Golgi vesicle

151

secretory vesicle

151

DNA helicase

152

DNA polymerase

152

DNA ligase

152

semiconservative replication

153

mutation

153

cell cycle

154

G1 phase

154

S phase

154

G2 phase

154

M phase

154

interphase

154

GO phase

154

mitosis

154

prophase

154

chromosome

154

sister chromatids

156

centromere

156

metaphase

156

mitotic spindle

156

anaphase

156

kinetochore

156

telophase

156

cytokinesis

156

CDC protein

156

cyclin

157

cyclin-dependant kinase (Cdk)

157

contact inhibition

157

neoplasm

157

oncology

157

benign

157

cancer

157

malignant

157

metastasis

157

carcinogen

157

mutagen

157

growth factor

158

oncogene

158

proto-oncogene

158

tumor suppressor (TS) gene

158

anaplasia

158

heredity

159

karyotype

159

germ cell

159

somatic cell

159

diploid

159

haploid

159

segregation

159

multiple alleles

161

polydactyly

162



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