Biochemistry 2280A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Insertional Mutagenesis, Bleomycin, Noncoding Dna

• School: Western University
• Department: Biochemistry
• Course: Biochemistry 2280A
• Professor: Beth Mac Dougall- Shackleton

Document Summary

Considered both a plant and animal because it uses light as energy and information (photosynthetic) and has an ability to sense light environments and move as an adaptation. Animals: mobility due to flagella and having eyespot that can sense environment. Relationship between genome size and protein coding genes. No relationship because some genomes contain more junk dna than others (i. e. humans) menaing less protein coding gene areas. As genome size increases, so does protein coding genes. Some genes require one gene while others require hundreds. This is the reason why humans only code for 5000 more proteins than chlamy but have a 20x bigger genome size (more intricate) Mature cell is haploid, undergoes asexual reproduction, however under condition of environmental stress, it can sexually reproduce. Sexual reproduction consists of 2 mating types produced (positive and negative gametes) that undergo fertilization into zygotes, then meiosis to produce more gametes. Basics of insertional mutagenesisforeign dna, electroporation, plating on agar plates