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BIO 110, Life Science. Summer 2012. Readings. Text Look over Chapter 8: Cellular reproduction Look over Chapter 10: DNA p . 186 (review the rest of the chapter ) pp. 130-140: Meiosis and sex Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_herpesvirus_1. DNA: the instruction manual.
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BIO 110, Life Science Summer 2012
Readings • Text • Look over Chapter 8: Cellular reproduction • Look over Chapter 10: DNA • p. 186 (review the rest of the chapter) • pp. 130-140: Meiosis and sex • Wikipedia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_herpesvirus_1
DNA: the instruction manual • Basic structure • Replication • Genes and not-genes • A template for proteins • A template for active RNA • Regulating other DNA
Mutation • The tale of the clumsy scribe • DNA: breakable but fixable • Point mutations: substitution, addition, deletion; frame-shift • Codon position and “silent substitution” • Bigger breakage
The tale of EHV-1 • Herpesviruses • Chicken pox/shingles • Oral and genital • Dogs and horses • EHV-1 • Respiratory • Neurological: “SNP” • Stealing copies
Mutation and inheritance • Germ-line mutation • Mutation during differentiation • When mutation doesn’t matter