DNA and Genetics

  1. Gene Regulation
    1. Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
      1. Operon Structure
        1. Promoter Region
          1. Operator Sequence
            1. Structural Genes
              1. Regulatory Genes
              2. Negative Control
                1. Repressor Proteins
                  1. Operator Binding
                    1. Allolactose Induction
                    2. Positive Control
                      1. Activator Proteins
                        1. CAP-cAMP Complex
                          1. Catabolite Repression
                          2. Lac Operon
                            1. Operon Components
                              1. Induction Mechanism
                                1. Glucose Effect
                                  1. Regulatory Circuits
                                  2. Trp Operon
                                    1. Operon Structure
                                      1. Repression Mechanism
                                        1. Attenuation Control
                                          1. Leader Sequence
                                          2. Arabinose Operon
                                            1. Dual Regulation
                                              1. AraC Protein Function
                                            2. Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
                                              1. Chromatin-Level Control
                                                1. Histone Modifications
                                                  1. Acetylation
                                                    1. Methylation
                                                      1. Phosphorylation
                                                        1. Ubiquitination
                                                        2. DNA Methylation
                                                          1. CpG Islands
                                                            1. Methyltransferases
                                                              1. Gene Silencing
                                                              2. Chromatin Remodeling
                                                                1. SWI/SNF Complex
                                                                  1. ISWI Complex
                                                                    1. CHD Complex
                                                                  2. Transcriptional Control
                                                                    1. Promoter Recognition
                                                                      1. Transcription Factor Binding
                                                                        1. Enhancer Function
                                                                          1. Distance Independence
                                                                            1. Orientation Independence
                                                                            2. Silencer Function
                                                                              1. Mediator Complex
                                                                              2. Post-Transcriptional Control
                                                                                1. Alternative Splicing Regulation
                                                                                  1. SR Proteins
                                                                                    1. hnRNPs
                                                                                    2. RNA Stability
                                                                                      1. mRNA Degradation
                                                                                        1. AU-Rich Elements
                                                                                        2. RNA Interference
                                                                                          1. miRNA Biogenesis
                                                                                            1. RISC Complex
                                                                                              1. Target Recognition
                                                                                            2. Translational Control
                                                                                              1. 5' UTR Regulation
                                                                                                1. 3' UTR Regulation
                                                                                                  1. Ribosome Binding
                                                                                                    1. Upstream Open Reading Frames
                                                                                                    2. Post-Translational Control
                                                                                                      1. Protein Modification
                                                                                                        1. Protein Degradation
                                                                                                          1. Ubiquitin-Proteasome System
                                                                                                            1. Autophagy
                                                                                                            2. Protein Localization

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                                                                                                        8. Patterns of Inheritance