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34 Cards in this Set
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Law of Independent Assortment |
For each genetic trait, alleles are inherited without association to other alleles |
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Trait |
Any characteristics of an organism |
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Purpose of Mitosis |
To make body cells |
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Purpose of Meiosis |
To make sex cells (gametes) |
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DNA Replication |
Original DNA replicates to make a new DNA |
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What is the genetic material in Chromosomes |
DNA |
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What is the genetic material in Chromosomes |
DNA |
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What makes up the DNA molecule |
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine |
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What is the genetic material in Chromosomes |
DNA |
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What makes up the DNA molecule |
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine |
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What is DNA made up of |
A helix made up of strands os sugar and phosphate |
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What is the genetic material in Chromosomes |
DNA |
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What makes up the DNA molecule |
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine |
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What is DNA made up of |
A helix made up of strands os sugar and phosphate |
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Homologous Chromosomes |
Two chromosomes of the same type Carry the same genes May be different varieties of it
Ex: Eye colo; blue eyes brown eyes |
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Causes of cancer |
Toxic chemicals X-Rays Solar Radiation Viruses Genetics Random mutation |
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Causes of cancer |
Toxic chemicals X-Rays Solar Radiation Viruses Genetics Random mutation |
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Transcription |
Making a copy of the DNA |
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Causes of cancer |
Toxic chemicals X-Rays Solar Radiation Viruses Genetics Random mutation |
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Transcription |
Making a copy of the DNA |
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Translation |
Building a protein using the mRNA code |
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Two mutation types |
Gene Mutation Chromosomal Mutation |
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Gene mutation |
A change in the nitrogen base sequence |
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Point Mutation |
One base is changed So one amino acid can be changed |
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Deletion |
A base is lost Major changes on protein |
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Translocation |
Piece of chromosome breaks off Attaches to different chromosome |
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Non-Disjunction |
Chromosomes don't separate during meiosis As perm or egg has too many or too few chromosomes |
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Protein |
Building block of life |
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Where is DNA founf |
In the nucleus |
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Where is DNA founf |
In the nucleus |
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Where are proteins made |
Ribosomes |
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The code in the mRNA nucleotides are read in groups of three bases |
Codons |
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DNA is made up of three chemical groups |
Phosphate group 4 Nitrogen bases Deoxyribose |
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What is the unit of Deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group and nitrogen base called |
Nucleotide |
