Chapter 15: Gene Mutation, DNA Repair, and Transposition

deamination hydrolysis releases ammonia NH3
alkylating_agents alkyl=hydrocarbon chain
mutagenicity Liver alcohol detoxification: hydrogen peroxide
tautomeric_shifts Ketones: carbonyl is within carbon chain
DVD Nicholas and Alexandra 1971
1=	2=	3=	4=	5=
6=	7=	8=	9=	10=
11=	12=	13=	14=	15=
16=	17=	18=	19=	20=

1=... cultures		2=Transversion?		3=... mammals
4=Hydrogen		5=nitrous acid

6=F			7=triplet		8=Auxotroph
9=... mutations		10=... cytosine

11=It does not occur!	12=Can be altered?	13=Conditional
14=spontaneous somatic	15=...amino acid

16=... redundant	17=...CGG		18=Alkylation!
19=Group 1		20=T

21=Base			22=Glycosylases		23=deficient for XPA.
24=F			25=... mutagenic

26=his+ prototrophs	27=DNA polymerase	28=SOS?
  1. Radon is a decay product of uranium; cosmic rays. Mutation: life on Earth 3.5 billion YA common ancestor.
  2. Reactive oxidants (free radicals) are products of normal cellular processes, also exposure to high-energy radiation.
  3. Thymidine is nucleoside of thymine.