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BIOL 266 Final Exam Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers structural bioinformatics - CORRECT ANSWER- field that predicts and models function from 3D structure genomics - CORRECT ANSWER- field that predicts phenotype from genotype molecular novelty - CORRECT ANSWER- fiel...

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BIOL 266 Final Exam Review UPDATED
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structural bioinformatics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔field that predicts and models function
from 3D structure


genomics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔field that predicts phenotype from genotype



molecular novelty - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔field that novel genes and gene functions
from newly sequenced genomes and metagenomes


evolutionary adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔field that analyzes how changes in
genotype lead to changes in phenotype and evolutionary adaptation


computational biology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the application of computational tools to
solve biological problems (many disciples, ie/ genomics, biophysics, ecology, molecular bio,
etc.)


bioinformatics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔more emphases on analysis of high-throughput
data, notably genome-sequence data. A subset of computational biology.


pattern discovery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔subtask of comp bio -learn patterns from
biological data


prediction - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔subtask of comp bio -use patterns to predict
biological function


integration - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔subtask of comp bio -develop models that connect
levels of info


simulation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔subtask of comp bio - model behavior of biological
systems on a computer

,engineering - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔subtask of comp bio - design novel biological
systems for specific purposes


therapy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔subtask of comp bio - design molecular therapeutics to
combat disease


wet lab - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔data generation testing



dry lab - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔interpretation, prediction, model-building, hypothesis-
generation


algorithm - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a set of rules or instructions specifying how to solve a
problem


tool - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔implementation of an algorithm (software)



sequence analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔determining the optimal alignment between
sequences, searching databases, for homologs, organization and interpretation of data


phylogenetic analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔organization of sequences according to
their evolutionary relationships


genome analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔finding and analyzing genes within the context
of an entire genome


transcriptomics and proteomics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔examines levels of gene or
protein expression


network and systems biology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔analyzing a biological system as a
network of interacting components

,synthetic biology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the use of computers to design new biological
systems


dna polymers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔specific sequences of nucleotides



nitrogenous base - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔nucleotides differ by which _________ they
contain


genome - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔organism's DNA-based genetic instructions; composed
of genes


genes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dna instructions for making proteins



central dogma - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔DNA --> RNA --> protein



transcription - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔assisted by RNA polymerase



translation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔assisted by ribosomes



mRNA, tRNA, rRNA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔three main types of RBA; messenger,
transfer, ribosomal


RNA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-primary structure similar to DNA
-can be single or double stranded
-can exhibit different conformations (unlike DNA)
-contains U instead of T


gene expression - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔process of using DNA info to make mRNA and
proteins

, promoter sequence - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔what RNA polymerases look for to
recognize beginning of genes


enhancers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔. Modulate gene expression and can be far from the
gene. Needed on top of promoters for eukaryotes.


prokaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔use +ve and -ve regulation for transcription



genetic code - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔RNA to amino acids



ORF - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔long stretches of DNA that are uninterrupted by stop
codons and therefore encode protein


genes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ORFs + additional regulatory info



start codon - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔met, AUG, translation of DNA to RNA



stop codons - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔UAA, UAG, UGA, expected once every 20th
codon


hydrophobic amino acids - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔amino acids with long alkyl side
chains. More likely to be found in the interior of proteins. A I L M P V F W


hydrophilic (polar) amino acids - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔C N Q S T Y G



Charged amino acids - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔(-) D E, (+) K R H



sequencing - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔determining the exact nucelotide sequence of DNA



sequencing methods - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Maxam- Gilbert: chemical degradation
Dideoxy (Sanger): chain termination

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