unit 5 bio flashcards

factors which might increase the frequency at which a mutation in a gene occurs

Reasons for using a virus to transfer genes into cells

how do you make radioactively labelled fragments visible following electrophoresis?

how are stem cells able to develop into
different types of cell?

why would you see an object in you peripheral view in low visual acuity?

why is evaporation of sweat from the skin effective in reducing body temperature?

why are males more likely to have a disease carried on sex chromosome?

role of calcium ions in muscle contrations

why use bacteria in genetic engineering?

why injected plasmids with target gene into fertilised eggs instead of adults?

role of phosphates

arguments against giving reproductive hormones to pigs

why might 2 primers be needed in PCR?

All or nothing principal

role of a vector?

how to antibodies work?

what is a clone?

what is an oncogene?

what are stem cells?

advantages and disadvantages of using embryonic stem cells in organ transplants

why use yeast rather than bacteria to produce human proteins?

why insert pesticide resistance genes into chloroplasts DNA instead of the plant's chromosomes?

difference between RFLPs and STRs?