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Slide 1 EXTENSIONS OF MENDELIAN INHERITANCE Slide 2 INTRODUCTION Mendelian inheritance describes inheritance patterns that obey two laws Law of segregation Law of independent…

Slide 1 Proteins Function and Structure Slide 2 Proteins more than 50% of dry mass of most cells functions include – structural support – storage, transport – cellular…

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Slide 1 Regulation of Gene Expression Slide 2 Questions? How can cells with different functions have the exact same DNA in their nucleus? How does the body use the exact…

Slide 1 Chapter 5 Structure & Function of Macromolecules Slide 2 Macromolecules Monomer Dimer Polymer Slide 3 Dehydration synthesis – (condensation reaction) removal…

Slide 1 Gene expression Slide 2 The information encoded in a gene is converted into a protein  The genetic information is made available to the cell Phases of gene expression…

Slide 1 SMN Deficiency in SMA: Splicing Gone Awry Gideon Dreyfuss Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine [Played by Stephanne Levin]…

Slide 1 Chapter 3, part C Central Dogma of Molecular Biology From Genes to Protein Slide 2 transcription translation RNA Processing mRNA 1 o transcript mRNA polypeptide ribosome…