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Cell Division is ________.

Mitosis

The DNA all compact is called _______.

Chromosome

# of chromosomes in the human body

46

This phase of mitosis starts the replicating process. All of the chromosomes have replicated themselves.

Interphase

In this phase the DNA has replicated and formed chromatids.

Prophase

In this phase of mitosis the nuclear membrane breaks apart. The mircotubeals attach to the centromeres. The chromosomes are smaller.

Prometaphase

In this phase of mitosis the chromosomes line up in the middle.

Metaphase

In this phase of mitosis the chromatids are pulled apart.

Anaphase

In this phase of mitosis a new nuclear envelope is formed.

Telophase

During telophase, this is what is happening to the rest of the cell.

Cytokinesis

Do cells continue to grow during mitosis?

No

Why is mitosis important?

For the growth and repair after injury.

What is the only type of cell that doesn't go through mitosis?

Red Blood Cells

This phase marks the difference between Mitosis and Meiosis

Metaphase 1

This phase of Meiosis happens in the ovaries and testes.

Interphase

Interphase in meiosis happens at what time in a woman's growth?

Before birth.

Interphase happens at what time in a man's growth?

Puberty

In this phase of meiosis the chromosomes pair up according to their function.

Metaphase 1

The name of the "waist" where the chromatids are attached is called _________.

Centromere

This is the basis of reproduction for every organism

Cell Division or Mitosis

This is the ordered sequence of events that extends from the instant the cell is formed until it is divided.

Cell Cycle

An ordered display of magnified images of an individuals chromosomes arranged in pairs showing the chromosomes condensed and doubled as they appear in metaphase.

Karyotype

The Sex Chromosomes

X and Y

A matching pair of chromosomes are called?

Homologous

The only thing DNA can do is:

Code to make proteins

When both genes are the same they are:

Homozygous

When the two genes are different they are:

Heterozygous

If you are dominant for a trait, what does that mean about your parents?

At least one parent carried the dominant gene

If you are recessive for a trait, what does that mean about your parents?

Both parents had to carry the recessive gene

All of the genetic information in a given population is called?

Gene Pool

The greater the variety of the gene pool, the ______________.

better the survivability of the population

Who is considered the father of genetics?

Mendel

Selecting plants that are all identical to their parents are called?

pure breeding or true breeding

Each variant for a character is called:

trait

What an organism looks like is called

phenotype

The genetic makeup of an organism is called it's _____________.

genotype

The generic expression for the sperm or egg is called ____________.

gamete

The individual traits on the chromosomes are called ________________.

alleles

Chromosomes that carry the same genetic traits are considered to be _____________.

homologous chromosomes

In meiosis these chromosomes are the ones that pair up together

homologous

The expected ratio for the F2 generation of a monohybrid cross is

3:1

The expected ratio for the F2 generation of a dihybrid cross is

9:3:3:1

Comparing a single trait

monohybrid cross

Comparing two different traits

dihybrid cross

In order for a mutation to express itself, it had to happen where?

In the egg or sperm

This is a cancer of the blood where the white blood cells multiply too much

Leukemia

What is it called when you are not getting enough oxygen in your blood?

Anemia

The transmission of traits from one generation to the next is called

heredity

The study of heredity is called __________.

genetics

A heritable feature that varies among individuals according to Mendel

Character

Each variant of a character is called

Trait

Self fertilization produced offspring all identical to the parent

true breeding

The offspring of 2 different varieties of a species

hybrids

2 identical alleles for a gene are called ___________

homozygous

2 different alleles for a gene are called ___________

heterozygous

If the gene is heterozygous this allele determines the appearance

dominant

A specific location of a gene along the chromosome

locus or loci

The dominant allele has the same phenotypic effect whether present in one or two copies. This is called ________.

complete dominance

The F1 hybrid falls between the phenotypes of the two parental varieties is called _________________.

Incomplete Dominance

This blood type is the universal recipient

AB

This blood type is the universal donor

O

A gene that is located on either of the sex chromosomes

sex-linked gene

What percent of the genes in a banana are identical to us?

50%

Red/Green colorblindness, Hemophelia, and Male pattern Baldness are all this kind of trait?

Sex-linked

Everything you take in to make you what you are is from _________.

Eating

The food we eat breaks down into _________ and our bodies arrange it into what we need.

Nucleotides

Cytosene, Thymine, Adenine, and Guanine are all ________.

Nucleotides

Nucleotides pair up in DNA and are held together with _________.

Hydrogen Bonds

_________ are used to bond the new strands of DNA together

Enzymes

The process of DNA replication starts _________ of the strand and goes toward _______.

the middle, the ends

In RNA ______ is replaced with Uracil

Thymine

Mutations that occur after birth _________ passed on to your children.

Will not

How many nucleotides are needed to code for an amino acid?

3

The nucleic acids consisting of long chains of nucleotides are called?

DNA and RNA

Nucleotides consist of these three things:

5 carbon sugar, nitrogen base, phosphate group

In DNA Cytosine pairs with __________

Guanine

In DNA Thymine pairs with ___________

Adenine

In RNA Adenine pairs with _______

Uracil

These are the stages of protein synthesis (in order):

1. Transcription, 2. Amino Acid Attachment 3. Polypeptide Synthesis 4. Elongation 5. Termination

In this process the mRNA is synthesized on the DNA template

Transcription

The synthesis of proteins under the direction of the RNA is called _________.

Translation

Albinism, Cystic Fibrosis, Tay Sachs, and Sickle Cell are all _________ disorders.

Recessive

Most people who have recessive disorders are born to normal parents who are both _________.

Heterozygous

The most common lethal genetic disease in the US is ________.

Cystic Fibrosis

This genetic disorder results in the secretion of thick mucous from the lungs and other organs which can interfere with many body functions.

Cystic Fibrosis

Any change in the nucleotide sequence of a cell's DNA is called a _________.

Mutation

Achondroplasia (dwarfism) and Huntington's Disease are __________ disorders.

Dominant

An organism that is produced through asexual reproduction from a single parent is called a _____.

Clone

Why are red blood cells different from other cells in our body?

They don't have a nucleus

How do Red blood cells reproduce?

Stem cells

Cytokinesis is different in plants because?

Plants have a cell wall

In this process a zygote is formed by fertalising an egg with 23 chromosomes from each parent

Meiosis

Most animals and plants are said to be _______ organisms because all somatic cells contain pairs of homologous chromosomes - 46 for humans

Diploid

A cell with a single chromosome set is called a _________ cell because it has only one member of each homologous pair - 23 for humans.

Haploid

Different traits can be expressed if they are on different ____________.

Chromosomes

Mendel's term "heritable factors" is the same as ________.

Genes

_______ of a gene reside at the same locus on homologous chromosomes.

alleles

Two homologous chromosomes may bear either identical alleles at a locus or different alleles. This indicates that they are either _________ or __________.

Homozygous or Heterozygous

This genetic disorder slowly destroys a baby's brain by causing eventual blindness, seizures, and an inability to swallow.

Tay Sachs

Tay Sachs must be inherited by how many parent(s)?

Both

RNA does this with uracil which pairs up with adenine

Transcription

These are the main processes whereby genes control the structures and activities of cells

Transcription and Translation

These are the processes by which the genotype produces the phenotype.

Transcription and Translation

All of the chromosomes that are not X or Y are called _________

Autosomes

These are the only cells in humans that can be used for cloning

Stem Cells

These cells have not defined themselves into what they will become yet

Embryonic Stem Cells

The longest living cells in your body are your

brain cells

The direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes is called

Genetic Engineering