Bio mnemonics/must know info

[dental1212]

Hi everyone! I take the DAT on Friday and I struggle the most with bio. I've completed Destroyer and am now studying my notes on that. I consistently get 17/18 on BC bio tests. Does anyone have any useful mnemonics (preferably non-cliche ones) to help memorize some of the stuff that is easy to forget? Or high-yield topics that I should definitely review? If it helps I struggle the most with anatomy/phys and cell & molecular bio. Thank you in advance for your time

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[Pearl E. White]

I will start us off. In nucleosome packing, histone proteins get methylated or acetylated depending upon whether or not the DNA is being transcribed. Methylation inhibits and acetylation stimulates transcription. I like to think Meth is Bad and Acing (sp?) a test is Good.

 

[dental1212]

I will start us off. In nucleosome packing, histone proteins get methylated or acetylated depending upon whether or not the DNA is being transcribed. Methylation inhibits and acetylation stimulates transcription. I like to think Meth is Bad and Acing (sp?) a test is Good.

Awesome, that's exactly the kind of stuff I'm looking for! Thank you 🙂 keep em coming!

 

[deleted678432]

Definitely know the FLAT PiG mnemonic for Anterior pituitary hormones! And SNOW DROP for blotting methods! The animalia mnemonic is also quite important.

 

[MolarBear541]

MCAT Prep.Net: Helping You Get Prepared for the MCAT - Mnemonics: MCAT

 

[Pearl E. White]

Definitely know the FLAT PiG mnemonic for Anterior pituitary hormones! And SNOW DROP for blotting methods! The animalia mnemonic is also quite important.

What is the SNOW DROP one?

 

[deleted678432]

For what each blotting technique is used for.
Southern DNA
Northern RNA
O (ignore) O (ignore)
Western Protein

 

[Pearl E. White]

For what each blotting technique is used for.
Southern DNA
Northern RNA
O (ignore) O (ignore)
Western Protein

Awesome! Thanks!

 

[Pearl E. White]

I also have one for the different classes of antibodies. GMADE and G is the only one that can cross the placenta (that's why it's first).

 

[Auntymarkovnikov]

What's the A for?

 

[Pearl E. White]

What's the A for?

All of the letters are different antibodies: IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, and IgE.

 

[carly.bonnette]

Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas
for white blood cells numerical concentration in order from greatest to least.

SAME DAVE for nerves
Sensory Afferent Motor Efferent
Dorsal Afferent Ventral Efferent

Phone (FON) for elements that have hydrogen bonding (Fluorine, Oxygen, Nitrogen)

 

[dental1212]

Thank you all for the mnemonics! I took the test yesterday and ended up pulling off a 20 in Bio which is so great for me!

 

[Pearl E. White]

Way to go @dental1212! So happy for you!

 

[drdentist_intraining]

awesome job dental1212!!! and love these mnemonics, added some of them to my mnemonic flashcard deck: DAT Mnemonics (DAT Mnemonics to memorize) Flashcards anyone should feel free to use them, and let me know if there's anything specific i should definitely add!

 

[deleted768895]

Hey guys got a new mnemonic for the human vertebral column, its quite silly, but if its silly then its more likely to make an impact on your emotions/memory

so... Can The Lime Squeeze Cheese - Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral Coccyx