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Diversity Of Life-2
Characteristics of life,
Scale of life,
Requirements of natural selection...
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Errors in Meiosis & X-inactivation-15
- Outline various chromosomal abnormalities (non-
disjunction, aneuploidy, deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation) & their consequences in humans.
- Describe how these chromosomal rearrangements
happen & behave at meiosis, & state their contribution to
birth defects in humans.
v Define the term polyploidy.
- Outline the concept of X-inactivation & explain the effects
of odd numbers of chromosomes in meiotic segregation.
12
cards
gene expression-17
Key features of the genetic code,
How many codons mean stop what ar...,
How many codons mean start what a...
16
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Microbes & Energy Flow-29
Population,
Communities,
Microbial ecology
26
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The Human Microbiome- 30
Microbiome,
Microbiota,
The hmp goals 5
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Introduction to Viruses-31
Viruses are,
Virus has 2 parts,
Viral capsid are made of
15
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Microbial Pathogenicity-32
Important microbial pathogens exa...,
Important microbial pathogens exa...,
Gram positive bacteria have
21
cards
Antibiotics-33
- Explain what is meant by the term “selective toxicity”.
- Identify bacterial cell components targeted by
different classes of antibiotics (with a special focus on
penicillin and its action on bacterial cell walls).
- Describe some of the mechanisms of the
development of antibiotic resistance.
- Outline how to reduce the spread of antibiotic
resistance.
15
cards
Microbial Genetics-34
- List the properties of the bacterial genome.
- Outline the difference between vertical and horizontal
gene transfer.
- Outline the four strategies that generate genetic
diversity in bacteria (mutation, transformation,
transduction and conjugation).
- Describe how microorganisms exchange genes to
alter their virulence.
11
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Spread of Infectious Diseases-35
- Outline the five stages of an infectious disease.
- Describe and explain the components of the ‘chain of
infection’ and ‘how to disrupt the chain of infection’.
- Outline how infectious diseases are classified
epidemiologically.
29
cards
Evolution & Medicine-36
-Compare DNA sequences to understand their relationship.
- Patterns of relationships between sequences provide evidence for evolution.
- Selective pressures the HIV virus is under.
- Role of evolutionary change in the virulence of pathogens.
- Importance of evolutionary thought to understanding of
disease
24
cards
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