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23 Cards in this Set
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Genetics
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The science that studies how characteristics get passed from parent to offspring (195)
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Genetic factors
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The general guideline of traits determined by a person's DNA (196)
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Environmental factors
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Those "non-biological" factors that are involved in a person's surroundings such as the nature of the person's parents, the person's friends, and the person's behavioral choices (197)
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Spiritual factors
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The factors in a person's life that are determined by the quality of his or her relationship with God (197)
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Gene
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A section of DNA that codes for the production of a protein or a portion of protein, thereby causing a trait (197)
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Messenger RNA
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The RNA that performs transcription (201)
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Anticondon
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A three-nucleoctide sequence on tRNA (201)
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Codon
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A sequence of three nucleotides on mRNA that refers to a specific type of amino acid (201)
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Chromosome
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DNA coiled around and supported by proteins, found in the nucleus of the cell (205
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Mitosis
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A process of asexual reproduction in eukaryotic cells (206)
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Interphase
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The time interval between cellular reproduction (206)
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Centromere
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The region that joins two sister chromatids (207)
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Mother cell
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A cell ready to begin reproduction, containing duplicate DNA and centriole (206)
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Karyotype
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The figure produced when the chromosomes of a species during metaphase are arranged according to their homologous pairs (212)
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Diploid cell
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A cell with chromosomes that come in homologous pairs (212)
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Haploid cell
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A cell that has only one representative of each chromosome pair (212)
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Diploid number (2n)
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The total number of chromosomes in a diploid cell (212)
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Haploid number (n)
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The number of homologous pairs in a diploid cell (213)
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Meiosis)
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The process by which a diploid (2n) cell forms four gametes (n) (213)
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Gametes
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Haploid cells (n) produced by diploid cells (2n) for the purpose of sexual reproduction (213)
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Virus
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A non-cellular infectious agent that has two characteristics:
(1) It has genetic material (RNA or DNA) inside a protective protein coat (2) It cannot reproduce on its own (218) |
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Antibodies
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Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents (220)
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Vaccine
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A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production of antibodies which can aid in destroying the pathogen (220)
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