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108 Cards in this Set
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Cell Division is ________. |
Mitosis |
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The DNA all compact is called _______. |
Chromosome |
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# of chromosomes in the human body |
46 |
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This phase of mitosis starts the replicating process. All of the chromosomes have replicated themselves. |
Interphase |
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In this phase the DNA has replicated and formed chromatids. |
Prophase |
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In this phase of mitosis the nuclear membrane breaks apart. The mircotubeals attach to the centromeres. The chromosomes are smaller. |
Prometaphase |
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In this phase of mitosis the chromosomes line up in the middle. |
Metaphase |
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In this phase of mitosis the chromatids are pulled apart. |
Anaphase |
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In this phase of mitosis a new nuclear envelope is formed. |
Telophase |
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During telophase, this is what is happening to the rest of the cell. |
Cytokinesis |
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Do cells continue to grow during mitosis? |
No |
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Why is mitosis important? |
For the growth and repair after injury. |
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What is the only type of cell that doesn't go through mitosis? |
Red Blood Cells |
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This phase marks the difference between Mitosis and Meiosis |
Metaphase 1 |
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This phase of Meiosis happens in the ovaries and testes. |
Interphase |
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Interphase in meiosis happens at what time in a woman's growth? |
Before birth. |
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Interphase happens at what time in a man's growth? |
Puberty |
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In this phase of meiosis the chromosomes pair up according to their function. |
Metaphase 1 |
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The name of the "waist" where the chromatids are attached is called _________. |
Centromere |
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This is the basis of reproduction for every organism |
Cell Division or Mitosis |
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This is the ordered sequence of events that extends from the instant the cell is formed until it is divided. |
Cell Cycle |
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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 |
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The Sex Chromosomes |
X and Y |
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A matching pair of chromosomes are called? |
Homologous |
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The only thing DNA can do is: |
Code to make proteins |
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When both genes are the same they are: |
Homozygous |
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When the two genes are different they are: |
Heterozygous |
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If you are dominant for a trait, what does that mean about your parents? |
At least one parent carried the dominant gene |
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If you are recessive for a trait, what does that mean about your parents? |
Both parents had to carry the recessive gene |
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All of the genetic information in a given population is called? |
Gene Pool |
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The greater the variety of the gene pool, the ______________. |
better the survivability of the population |
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Who is considered the father of genetics? |
Mendel |
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Selecting plants that are all identical to their parents are called? |
pure breeding or true breeding |
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Each variant for a character is called: |
trait |
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What an organism looks like is called |
phenotype |
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The genetic makeup of an organism is called it's _____________. |
genotype |
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The generic expression for the sperm or egg is called ____________. |
gamete |
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The individual traits on the chromosomes are called ________________. |
alleles |
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Chromosomes that carry the same genetic traits are considered to be _____________. |
homologous chromosomes |
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In meiosis these chromosomes are the ones that pair up together |
homologous |
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The expected ratio for the F2 generation of a monohybrid cross is |
3:1 |
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The expected ratio for the F2 generation of a dihybrid cross is |
9:3:3:1 |
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Comparing a single trait |
monohybrid cross |
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Comparing two different traits |
dihybrid cross |
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In order for a mutation to express itself, it had to happen where? |
In the egg or sperm |
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This is a cancer of the blood where the white blood cells multiply too much |
Leukemia |
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What is it called when you are not getting enough oxygen in your blood? |
Anemia |
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The transmission of traits from one generation to the next is called |
heredity |
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The study of heredity is called __________. |
genetics |
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A heritable feature that varies among individuals according to Mendel |
Character |
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Each variant of a character is called |
Trait |
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Self fertilization produced offspring all identical to the parent |
true breeding |
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The offspring of 2 different varieties of a species |
hybrids |
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2 identical alleles for a gene are called ___________ |
homozygous |
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2 different alleles for a gene are called ___________ |
heterozygous |
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If the gene is heterozygous this allele determines the appearance |
dominant |
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A specific location of a gene along the chromosome |
locus or loci |
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The dominant allele has the same phenotypic effect whether present in one or two copies. This is called ________. |
complete dominance |
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The F1 hybrid falls between the phenotypes of the two parental varieties is called _________________. |
Incomplete Dominance |
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This blood type is the universal recipient |
AB |
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This blood type is the universal donor |
O |
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A gene that is located on either of the sex chromosomes |
sex-linked gene |
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What percent of the genes in a banana are identical to us? |
50% |
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Red/Green colorblindness, Hemophelia, and Male pattern Baldness are all this kind of trait? |
Sex-linked |
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Everything you take in to make you what you are is from _________. |
Eating |
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The food we eat breaks down into _________ and our bodies arrange it into what we need. |
Nucleotides |
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Cytosene, Thymine, Adenine, and Guanine are all ________. |
Nucleotides |
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Nucleotides pair up in DNA and are held together with _________. |
Hydrogen Bonds |
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_________ are used to bond the new strands of DNA together |
Enzymes |
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The process of DNA replication starts _________ of the strand and goes toward _______. |
the middle, the ends |
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In RNA ______ is replaced with Uracil |
Thymine |
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Mutations that occur after birth _________ passed on to your children. |
Will not |
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How many nucleotides are needed to code for an amino acid? |
3 |
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The nucleic acids consisting of long chains of nucleotides are called? |
DNA and RNA |
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Nucleotides consist of these three things: |
5 carbon sugar, nitrogen base, phosphate group |
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In DNA Cytosine pairs with __________ |
Guanine |
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In DNA Thymine pairs with ___________ |
Adenine |
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In RNA Adenine pairs with _______ |
Uracil |
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These are the stages of protein synthesis (in order): |
1. Transcription, 2. Amino Acid Attachment 3. Polypeptide Synthesis 4. Elongation 5. Termination |
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In this process the mRNA is synthesized on the DNA template |
Transcription |
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The synthesis of proteins under the direction of the RNA is called _________. |
Translation |
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Albinism, Cystic Fibrosis, Tay Sachs, and Sickle Cell are all _________ disorders. |
Recessive |
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Most people who have recessive disorders are born to normal parents who are both _________. |
Heterozygous |
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The most common lethal genetic disease in the US is ________. |
Cystic Fibrosis |
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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 |
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Any change in the nucleotide sequence of a cell's DNA is called a _________. |
Mutation |
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Achondroplasia (dwarfism) and Huntington's Disease are __________ disorders. |
Dominant |
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An organism that is produced through asexual reproduction from a single parent is called a _____. |
Clone |
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Why are red blood cells different from other cells in our body? |
They don't have a nucleus |
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How do Red blood cells reproduce? |
Stem cells |
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Cytokinesis is different in plants because? |
Plants have a cell wall |
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In this process a zygote is formed by fertalising an egg with 23 chromosomes from each parent |
Meiosis |
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Most animals and plants are said to be _______ organisms because all somatic cells contain pairs of homologous chromosomes - 46 for humans |
Diploid |
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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 |
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Different traits can be expressed if they are on different ____________. |
Chromosomes |
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Mendel's term "heritable factors" is the same as ________. |
Genes |
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_______ of a gene reside at the same locus on homologous chromosomes. |
alleles |
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Two homologous chromosomes may bear either identical alleles at a locus or different alleles. This indicates that they are either _________ or __________. |
Homozygous or Heterozygous |
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This genetic disorder slowly destroys a baby's brain by causing eventual blindness, seizures, and an inability to swallow. |
Tay Sachs |
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Tay Sachs must be inherited by how many parent(s)? |
Both |
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RNA does this with uracil which pairs up with adenine |
Transcription |
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These are the main processes whereby genes control the structures and activities of cells |
Transcription and Translation |
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These are the processes by which the genotype produces the phenotype. |
Transcription and Translation |
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All of the chromosomes that are not X or Y are called _________ |
Autosomes |
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These are the only cells in humans that can be used for cloning |
Stem Cells |
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These cells have not defined themselves into what they will become yet |
Embryonic Stem Cells |
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The longest living cells in your body are your |
brain cells |
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The direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes is called |
Genetic Engineering |