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Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
In the bacterial genome where doe...,
Where are other rna polymerase dn...,
Where does translation begins at ...
42  cards
Prokaryotic Gene and Sex Exchange
Bacteria have 3 main ways of acqu...,
Describe transformation,
During transformation dna acquire...
55  cards
Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function
Describe the primary function of ...,
Describe secondary function of th...,
Describe tertiary function of the...
69  cards
Control of Prokaryotic Growth
Most bacterial cells divide via b...,
Describe binary fission,
Describe the products of binary f...
87  cards
Prokaryotic Genomes and Cell Division
Describe the genome of escherichi...,
Describe chromosomal replication,
Describe the g1 phase of chromoso...
39  cards
Crossing the Chasm from Prokaryotic to Eukaryotic Cells
Describe the symbiogenesis theory,
Describe the symbiogenesis theory...,
Describe the sulphur syntrophic t...
32  cards
Introduction to the Organelles of the Eukaryotic Cell
How much larger are eukaryotic ce...,
Eukaryotic cells being larger tha...,
One example is i
72  cards
Endomembrane I
Describe a fundamental requiremen...,
Describe absorption,
Describe secretion
64  cards
Endomembrane II
The early endosome is involved in...,
The recycling endosome is involve...,
Transport between the golgi and t...
71  cards
Single-Species Populations I: Population Growth and Intraspecific Competition
Ecology is a discipline that is c...,
Describe ecology,
Models based upon
10  cards
Single-Species Populations II: Population Limitation and The Determinants of Population Size
Toy or simulation models are ofte...,
Describe the continuous time logi...,
Under discrete time logistics
31  cards
Single-Species Populations III: Simple Models in Discrete Time
Describe a problem with the discr...,
How are fractional individuals re...,
What is the poisson distribution
28  cards
Single-Species Populations IV: Metapopulations and Other Spatially-Structured Populations
The spatial ecology of individual...,
In individual small extinction pr...,
On a landscape scale population p...
40  cards
Sponges, Corals and Pre-Bilaterian Life
A species can be defined as,
Phylum rank can be defined as,
Give examples of animal phyla
30  cards
The Bilateria and Bilaterian Phylogeny
Taxonomy,
Phylogeny,
Give some examples of evolved ent...
23  cards
The Comparative Method
Describe john crook s 1964 observ...,
Describe,
Describe john crook s 1954 subseq...
27  cards
Major Evolutionary Transitions
Describe a major evolutionary tra...,
What can a major evolutionary tra...,
Major evolutionary transitions co...
30  cards
Lophotochozoa I – Annelids
Describe the annelids,
Define segmentation,
Describe the features of annelids
33  cards
Arthropods I
Describe the classification of th...,
Which subphyla do the ecdysozoa c...,
Describe the panarthropoda
61  cards
Origin & Importance of Plants
Define producers,
List some producer taxa,
How long ago was photosynthesis i...
42  cards
Interactions between populations I: Predator-prey and host-parasite interactions
Describe the broad classification...,
Describe competition,
Describe antagonism one species g...
34  cards
Lophotrochozoa II: Flatworms
How can we tell that flatworms ar...,
What are the 3 germ layers,
Describe bilateral symmetry
33  cards
Lophotrochozoa III: Molluscs
Describe molluscs,
What is a shell,
Describe the structure of the cell
31  cards
The Ecdysozoa
The ecydysozoa are nested within the,
Give the ecdysozoan classes,
Which are the wormy ecdysozoan cl...
27  cards
Cytoskeleton I – Microtubules
Describe the eukaryotic cytoplasm,
Describe the diffusion of the end...,
Describe the effect of the ineffi...
76  cards
Cytoskeleton II – Actin Network
Describe the cytoskeleton,
Describe actin,
Describe tubulin
81  cards
Animal extracellular matrix and plant cell wall
Describe animal connective tissue,
Describe plant mesophyll tissue,
All cells assemble an extracellul...
101  cards
Organization of eukaryotic genomes
Orders of magnitude difference fr...,
Describe the genome of encephalit...,
Homo sapiens
57  cards
The Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes
What determines the identity and ...,
Describe transcription the basics,
Number of genes per cell 20 000 x...
47  cards
Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes
High degree of variability in mrn...,
Weak relationship between mrna ab...,
1 micro rnas mirnas small non cod...
27  cards
Chromatin structure and gene expression, including epigenetics
Describe the different states of ...,
Describe euchromatin,
Describe heterochromatin
32  cards
The origins and functions of mitochondria and chloroplasts
Compare mitochondria and chloropl...,
In eukaryotes of total cellular p...,
In plants of total cellular prote...
27  cards
The technology underpinning molecular biology: gene cloning
For what downstream purpose is cl...,
What is gene cloning,
To be replicated in a host dna must
69  cards
The technology underpinning molecular biology: gene analysis
Compare and contrast dna quantiti...,
How much dna is there in a bacteria,
Describe the isolation of cloned dna
48  cards
Sequencing genomes, NGS and bioinformatics
Describe chromosome maps,
Cm,
Describe a karyotypic map
69  cards
Medical and agricultural applications of gene technology
Describe transient transformation,
Describe stable transformation,
Describe capo4 precipitation
98  cards
Molecular Evolution I
Describe genetic drift,
Describe ositive selection causes...,
Describe purifying or negative se...
17  cards
Molecular Evolution II
Describe selective sweeps,
Give an example of parallel adapt...,
Describe synonymous mutations
16  cards
Heredity, genetic linkage and recombination
Give mendel s 1st law of segregation,
Give mendel s 2nd law of independ...,
Describe a test cross
30  cards
Gene discovery and genetic mapping in eukaryotes
Describe forward genetic approaches,
Describe reverse genetic approaches,
Describe the process of a forward...
35  cards
Climate and Life on Earth I: The terrestrial biosphere
At the global scale variations in...,
In this lecture we will explore h...,
List some biomes
49  cards
Climate and Life on Earth: Marine ecology 1
Describe the global ocean earth s...,
List some oceans,
Describe the structural features ...
87  cards
Climate and Life on Earth: Marine ecology 2
List the three major types of coa...,
Mangroves and seagrass beds both ...,
Seagrass meadows support high bio...
81  cards
Climate and Life on Earth IV: Macroecology
Define large scale patterns in di...,
Define species area curves,
Describe latitudinal gradients
44  cards
Arthropods II. Insect origins
Describe crustacea,
Hexapods,
Describe the pancrustacea
52  cards
Arthropods III. Insect diversity: wings, larvae and pupae
Describe wings,
Describe termite wings,
Describe parasitic lice wings
44  cards
The Origin of Tetrapods and the Transition to Life on Land
Describe the osteichthyes,
Actinopterygii,
Or lobe finned fishes whose extan...
36  cards
Amphibian diversity
Which superclass do the amphibia ...,
Who are the lissamphibia,
Describe the lissamphibia
95  cards
Rise of the Amniotes and Biology of the Squamates
What are amniotes,
In addition to the amniotic egg a...,
Amniotic egg innovated after
80  cards
Freshwater Habitats
Why should we study freshwaters,
Describe lake malawi,
Describe uk fish
33  cards
The Biology of Fish I
Describe the deep sea anglerfish,
Juvenile antarctic icefish,
Blind mexican cavefish
49  cards
The Biology of Fish II
List some constraints of aquatic ...,
Describe the basics of the chondr...,
Give an elasmobranchii
98  cards
Why are there so many angiosperms?
Describe angiosperm description rate,
Upper angiosperm species estimate,
What percentage of embryophytes a...
50  cards
The timing of angiosperms
Describe angiosperm characteristics,
Two thecaebithecate2 sporangia in...,
Describe the pollen grain of an a...
42  cards
Phylogeny of land plants
Describe seed dispersal mechanisms,
Describe the embyrophytes,
Describe a haplontic life cycle
55  cards
Interactions among populations IV: Ecological networks - mutualists and antagonists
Species do not exist in isolation...,
Food webs describe,
List some antagonistic networks
27  cards
Coevolution I
Describe biotic environments,
Define coevolution,
What is required for evolutionary...
12  cards
Coevolution II
Reciprocal selection favours,
Symmetry or asymmetry alters,
Symmetric coevolutionary dynamics
9  cards
The Deuterostomia I
Where are the deuterostomia,
Deuterostomia contain the,
What do the deuterostomes have in...
19  cards
The Deuterostomia II
Give the characteristics of the g...,
Describe pharyngeal slits,
Give the 3 chordate subphyla
13  cards
What is a vertebrate?
What is a vertebrate,
Describe bone,
Hydroxyapatite
29  cards

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