Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Overview of interacting Genes

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3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Overview of interacting Genes

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What is the Shine–Dalgarno sequence?

A promoter element found in eukaryotic genes

A ribosomal binding site in bacterial mRNA that helps initiate translation

A region of tRNA responsible for amino acid attachment

A DNA sequence that signals the termination of transcription in eukaryotes

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Understand that the Shine–Dalgarno sequence is related to the process of translation, which is the synthesis of proteins from mRNA.

Recall that in bacteria, translation initiation requires the ribosome to bind to a specific site on the mRNA to start protein synthesis.

Identify that the Shine–Dalgarno sequence is a short nucleotide sequence found in bacterial mRNA, located upstream of the start codon.

Recognize that this sequence pairs with a complementary sequence on the 16S rRNA component of the small ribosomal subunit, facilitating ribosome binding.

Conclude that the Shine–Dalgarno sequence functions as a ribosomal binding site in bacterial mRNA that helps initiate translation, distinguishing it from promoter elements, tRNA regions, or transcription termination signals.