\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{BiologistZo (ZoeSaunders)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (genetics-dna-rna-and-cells.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (BiologistZo (ZoeSaunders)) /Subject (Genetics, DNA, RNA and Cells Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{A3A3A3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F3F3F3} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Genetics, DNA, RNA and Cells Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{BiologistZo (ZoeSaunders)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/180206/cs/37868/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}BiologistZo (ZoeSaunders) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/zoesaunders} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 23rd March, 2023.\\ Updated 23rd March, 2023.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.09848 cm} x{1.69349 cm} x{1.78503 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Differences Between Mitosis and Mitosis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{ Differences}} & {\bf{Mitosis}} & {\bf{Meiosis}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Number of Cell \seqsplit{Divisions} & 1 & 2 \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Number of Daughter Cells & 2 & 4 \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Role in Animals & Tissue Growth and Asexual Reproduction & Formation of Gametes (For Sexual Reproduction) \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Role in Plants & Plant Grows or Produces Gametes & Sporophytes Produces Spores \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Mitosis}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679576764_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 13.05.42.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Mitosis is the process of asexual reproduction. Mitosis ensures that each daughter cell contains chromosomes that are exact copies.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Meiosis}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679576980_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 13.05.51.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Meiosis is the process of sexual reproduction. Meiosis ensures that each gamete contains exactly half of the chromosomes of the parent cell; It also contains two divisions - Meiosis I and Meiosis II.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Human Chromosomes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Male}} & {\bf{Female}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Males have 22 Identical chromosome pairs. This consists of 1 X chromosome and 1 Y Chromosome. & Females have 22 Identical pairs of chromosomes, Plus a pair of X chromosomes. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Although X and Y are different, These chromosomes in Men are able to behave as though they are pairs.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{X and Y chromosomes are how we Identify Sex in Humans. \newline Healthy Humans have a total of 46 Chromosomes, This comprises of 22 Pairs (Known as Autosomes), Plus two sex chromosomes, X and Y (Or 2 X chromosomes for Females.)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Human Chromosomes}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679584037_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 15.06.32.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Chromosome Abnormalities}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Down Syndrome}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Babies with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21. A medical term for having an extra copy of a chromosome is 'trisomy.'} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Turner Syndrome}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Turner syndrome is a female-only genetic disorder.A girl with Turner syndrome only has 1 normal X sex chromosome, rather than the usual 2.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Klinefelter Syndrome}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Klinefelter syndrome (sometimes called Klinefelter's, KS or XXY) is where boys and men are born with an extra X chromosome.} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Triple-X Syndrome}}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Trisomy X, also called triple X syndrome or 47,XXX, is characterized by the presence of an additional X chromosome in each of a female's cells.} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Edwards Syndrome}}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Edwards Syndrome (Trisomy 18) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of a third copy of all or part of chromosome 18. Many parts of the body are affected. Babies are often born small and have heart defects.} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 5) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Patau syndrome}}} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Trisomy 13 (also called Patau syndrome) is a genetic disorder in which a person has 3 copies of genetic material from chromosome 13, instead of the usual 2 copies. Causes a list of health problems.} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The most common type of chromosomal abnormality is known as aneuploidy, an abnormal chromosome number due to an extra or missing chromosome.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Genotype}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679589044_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 16.26.21.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A genotype is an organisms genetic information also known as the genetic makeup of a cell, an organism, or an individual usually with reference to a specific characteristic. Genotypes are the information stored in a complete set of genes.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Phenotype}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679589206_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 16.33.16.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A Phenotype refers to inherited traits that can be physically observed. Phenotypes is the end product, it is the result of the genetic information.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cell Structure}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Cell Membrane}} & The cell membrane supports and protects the cell. It controls the movement of substances in and out of the cells. It separates the cell from the external environment. The cell membrane is present in all the cells. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & The cell membrane is the outer covering of a cell within which all other organelles, such as the cytoplasm and nucleus, are enclosed. It is also referred to as the plasma membrane. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Cell Wall}} & The cell wall is the most prominent part of the plant's cell structure. It is made up of cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & The cell wall is present exclusively in plant cells. It protects the plasma membrane and other cellular components. The cell wall is also the outermost layer of plant cells. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 7) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & It is a rigid and stiff structure surrounding the cell membrane. \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cell Structure (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Cytoplasm}} & The cytoplasm is a thick, clear, jelly-like substance present inside the cell membrane. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} & Most of the chemical reactions within a cell take place in this cytoplasm. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & The cell organelles such as endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles, mitochondria, ribosomes, are suspended in this cytoplasm. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 5) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Nucleus}} & The nucleus contains the hereditary material of the cell, the DNA. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & It sends signals to the cells to grow, mature, divide and die. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{white} & The nucleus is surrounded by the nuclear envelope that separates the DNA from the rest of the cell. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cell Organelles}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Nucleolus}} & The nucleolus is the site of ribosome synthesis. Also, it is involved in controlling cellular activities and cellular reproduction. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Nuclear membrane}} & The nuclear membrane protects the nucleus by forming a boundary between the nucleus and other cell organelles. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Chromosomes}} & Chromosomes play a crucial role in determining the sex of an individual. Each human cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Endoplasmic reticulum}} & The endoplasmic reticulum is involved in the transportation of substances throughout the cell. It plays a primary role in the metabolism of carbohydrates, synthesis of lipids, steroids and proteins. \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 9) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Golgi Bodies}} & Golgi bodies are called the cell's post office as it is involved in the transportation of materials within the cell \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cell Organelles (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Ribosome}} & Ribosomes are the protein synthesisers of the cell. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Mitochondria}} & The mitochondrion is called "the powerhouse of the cell." It is called so because it produces ATP – the cell's energy currency. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 6) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Lysosomes}} & Lysosomes protect the cell by engulfing the foreign bodies entering the cell and help in cell renewal. Therefore, they are known as the cell's suicide bags. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 7) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Chloroplast}} & Chloroplasts are the primary organelles for photosynthesis. It contains the pigment called chlorophyll. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 5) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Vacuoles}} & Vacuoles store food, water, and other waste materials in the cell. \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Phases of Mitosis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Prophase I} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Metaphase I} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Anaphase I} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Telophase I} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Prophase II} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Metaphase II} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Anaphase II} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Telophase II} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Phases of Meiosis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Interphase} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Prophase I} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Metaphase I} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Anaphase I} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Telophase I + Cytokinesis} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Meiosis is divided into 6 stages.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Prokaryote and Eukaryote}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Eukaryote}} & {\bf{Prokaryote}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. There is a wide range of eukaryotic organisms, including all animals, plants, fungi, and protists, as well as most algae. Eukaryotes may be either single-celled or multicellular. & Prokaryotes are organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles. Prokaryotes are divided into two distinct groups: the bacteria and the archaea \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 14) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Only Eukaryotes have Mitochondria & A single celled organism, in which DNA is not contained within a nucleus. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Only {\emph{autotrophic}} eukaryotes (Plants and Algae) contain Chloroplasts & The hereditary material can either be DNA or RNA. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} The size of the cells ranges between 10–100 µm in diameter. & The cell size ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 µm in diameter. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Eukaryotic cells are characterised by a true nucleus. & Prokaryotic cells have no nucleus. ome prokaryotes such as bacteria have a region within the cell where the genetic material is freely suspended. This region is called the nucleoid. \tn % Row Count 37 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Prokaryote and Eukaryote (cont)}} \tn % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} This broad category involves plants, fungi, protozoans, and animals. & Prokaryotes generally reproduce by binary fission, a form of asexual reproduction. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} They reproduce sexually as well as asexually. & - \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Shapes of Bacterial Cells}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679584729_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 15.18.10.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Binary Fusion}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Stages of Binary Fusion}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Parent Cell} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. DNA Duplicates} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. Cytoplasm divides} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. Two Daughter Cells} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{When a bacterial cells starts to grow, once it reaches a certain size the cell splits in half to form two identical, smaller ones (Daughter Cells). As long as conditions are maintained, it will continue to grow and split. One cell becomes Two, Two cells become Four, Four cells become Eight and so on, at a constant rate.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Steps involved in Transcription}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{mRNA}} (Messenger RNA) & RNA molecule carries the code for a protein \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Ribosomes}} & Protein synthesisers within a cell \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{RNA Polymerase}} & Enzyme that synthesises RNA and copies a DNA sequence into a RNA sequence \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{tRNA}} (Transfer RNA) & RNA molecules that helps translate an mRNA sequence into a protein \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{The process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA. This RNA copy, called messenger RNA (mRNA), carries the genetic information needed to make proteins in a cell. It carries the information from the DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the cytoplasm, where proteins are made.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Transcription}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{1.}} RNA Polymerase attaches to the start of a gene} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{2.}} RNA Polymerase moves along the DNA, Making strands of mRNA out of free bases in the nucleus} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{3.}} The DNA code determines the order that the free bases are added to mRNA} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{4.}} mRNA moves out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Translation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{1.}} Protein factories called ribosomes bind to mRNA} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{2.}} A ribosome reads the code in the mRNA three bases at a time} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{3.}} tRNA molecules carry amino acids to the ribosomes} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{4.}} As each triplet is read, tRNA delivers the corresponding amino acid and a chain of amino acids is built} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{5.}} The last amino acid is added and the chain folds into a 3D shape to form a protein.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Characteristics of Cells}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{1.}} Cells provide structure and support to the body of an organism.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{2.}} The cell interior is organised into different individual organelles surrounded by a separate membrane.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{3.}} The nucleus (major organelle) holds genetic information necessary for reproduction and cell growth.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{4.}} Mitochondria, a double membrane-bound organelle is mainly responsible for the energy transactions vital for the survival of the cell.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{5.}} Lysosomes digest unwanted materials in the cell} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{6.}} Endoplasmic reticulum plays a significant role in the internal organisation of the cell by synthesising selective molecules and processing, directing and sorting them to their appropriate locations.} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{DNA Helicase}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679594695_Photo 23-03-2023, 18 03 51.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{DNA Helicase blinds two double stranded DNA and moves along it. As DNA Helicase moves, it seperates the DNA into two strands. The point at which the double stranded DNA is separated into two singe stands is known as a Replication Fork. \newline DNA Helicase leaves the bases of the parent stands unpaired and exposed.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Glossary}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Diploid}} & A word used to describe an organism that carries two copies of its genome, with a copy received from each parents. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Gametes}} & Haploid cells produced by meiosis for the specific purpose of sexual reproduction. In humans these are egg cells in females and sperm in males. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Haploid}} & A word used to describe an organism or cell that carries a single copy of its genome. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Enzyme}} & Proteins that act as biological catalysts, greatly increasing the rates of chemical reactions. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Erythrocytes}} & Red blood cells; small, circular cells with no nuclei that are responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Lag phase}} & Phase of bacterial growth in which the population of cells adapts to the environment. This may require the cells to make metabolic changes before optimal growth rates can be achieved \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 7) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Glossary (cont)}} \tn % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Log phase}} & Phase of bacterial growth in which the population is able to grow at an optimum rate (logarithmically) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Lysine}} & One of the 20 amino acids used to make proteins in most organisms \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Macromolecule}} & Literally a large molecule. Used in biology to describe the four major categories of large molecules found in living things, namely nucleic acids, proteins, fats and carbohydrates. \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 7) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Monomers}} & Describes a smaller molecule that, when polymerised into a chain with other monomers, forms a larger polymeric molecule. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Phenotype}} & A trait displayed by an organism that is passed between generations by genetic inheritance. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.28482 cm} x{1.69218 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Cell Cycle}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{M Phase (Mitosis and Cytokinesis)} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} GI Phase (Gap I) & Interphase \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} G2 Phase (Gap 2) & Interphase \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} S Phase (Synthesis) & Interphase \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{A continuous process, divided into 4 phases. \newline The cell cycle can take anything from a few hours to many weeks to complete. The rate depends on many factors: Type of organism, type of cell (and its size) and the environment in which the cells are growing.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Animal Cell}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679579689_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 13.54.27.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Animal cells are Eukaryotic cells surrounded by a cell membrane (Plasma membrane). All animal cells have a large organelle called the nucleus, which is surrounded by a double membrane called the nuclear envelope. The nucleus contains the hereditary material DNA, which is a packaged into chromosomes. The Cytoplasm is the gel-like substance within the cell membrane in which all intracellular organelles sit.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Plant Cell}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679581280_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 14.21.03.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Plant cells are eukaryotic cells. Plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall, this is a barrier outside the cell membrane. Plant cells have a large central vacuole, a water filled space enclosed by a membrane. The cytoplasm includes organelles called plastids. These are molecules which are synthesised or stored. Chloroplasts are plastids that contain chlorophyll (a green pigment used in photosynthesis). Chloroplasts are found only in plant cells.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Differences between DNA and RNA}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{DNA}} & {\bf{RNA}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Contains two stands of nucleotides joined together by hydrogen bonds to create a Double-Stranded Helix & RNA is a single stranded molecule \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} DNA has 4 bases: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine. & Instead of Thymine, it contains Uracil instead. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Sugar Component in DNA is Deoxyribose & Sugar Component in RNA is Ribose \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} DNA is Missing an Oxygen Atom, it only has 2 Oxygen Atoms & Has 3 Oxygen Atoms \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Base Pairing in DNA is A-T and C-G & Base Pairing in RNA is A-U and C-G \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{'Deoxy' is a term that means an oxygen atom is missing. \newline Tymine contains an extra carbon atom that is also bonded to 3 hydrogen atoms - A CH3 group.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Complimentary Sequences}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{DNA}} & TGACATACT \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{RNA}} & ACUGUAUGA \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{DNA and RNA}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679586415_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 15.44.48.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Biomolecules}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{The four major classes of Biomolecules}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Carbohydrates}} & Carbohydrates are chemically defined as polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones or compounds which produce them on hydrolysis. They are structurally very important for many living organisms as they form a major structural component, e.g. cellulose is an important structural fibre for plants. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 11) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Proteins}} & Proteins are polymers of amino acids arranged in the form of polypeptide chains. Proteins play both structural and dynamic roles. Myosin is the protein that allows movement by contraction of muscles. Most enzymes are proteinaceous in nature. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 9) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Nucleic acids}} & Nucleic acids refer to the genetic material found in the cell that carries all the hereditary information from parents to progeny. There are two types of nucleic acids namely, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The main function of nucleic acid is the transfer of genetic information and synthesis of proteins by processes known as translation and transcription. The monomeric unit of nucleic acids is known as nucleotide and is composed of a nitrogenous base, pentose sugar, and phosphate. The nucleotides are linked by a 3' and 5' phosphodiester bond. The nitrogen base attached to the pentose sugar makes the nucleotide distinct. \tn % Row Count 45 (+ 24) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Biomolecules (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Lipids}} & Lipids are organic substances that are insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, are related to fatty acids and are utilized by the living cell. Lipids are not polymeric molecules. Lipids play a great role in the cellular structure and are the chief source of energy. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Biomolecules are the most essential organic molecules, which are involved in the maintenance and metabolic processes of living organisms.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Nucleotide}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679593012_Screenshot 2023-03-23 at 17.35.54.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A molecule consisting of a nitrogen-containing base (adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine in DNA; adenine, guanine, uracil, or cytosine in RNA), a phosphate group, and a sugar (deoxyribose in DNA; ribose in RNA).} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{DNA Ligase}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679593579_Photo 23-03-2023, 17 41 37.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{DNA Polymerase}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/zoesaunders_1679593992_Photo 23-02-2023, 12 47 36.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{DNA Polymerase converts nucleotide monomers into DNA Polymers. It is the enzyme responsible for synthesising new DNA.DNA Polymerase moves along the parental strand, using unpaired bases of the parent strand as a template to synthesis a new strand of DNA by base pairing. {\emph{I.E}} Where there is an unpaired Thymine in the parent stand, DNA Polymerase adds a complementary Adenine to the new stand. \newline DNA Polymerase can only move in one direction following the parent stand from its 3' end to its 5' end.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}