BIOL 100 Quiz: BIOL Exam 3 study guide

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The sequence of bases in a gene differs among species & individuals in a species. Different alleles of a gene have different dna sequences. Difference in dna sequence are the basis of genetic variation. Error rate after proofreading repair is low but not zero. Sequence changes may become permanent & be passed on to next generation. These permanent changes (mutations) are the source of the genetic variation. A bacterium has 1 chromosome that has its genome of millions base pairs of dna. Prokaryotes rarely contain noncoding dna: most dna encodes proteins. Prokaryotic genes tend to be organized by function: genes for the same metabolic pathway are clustered together. Eukaryotes are structurally and behaviorally more complex than prokaryotes. Eukaryotic genome contains large amounts of noncoding dna: no protein. Noncoding sections of a gene = introns; exons = coding segments of a gene. Noncoding dna that separates one gene from another is called spacer dna.

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