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Amino Acid |
Contains carboxylic and Amino groups, and makes up proteins. |
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Anticodon |
Region of +RNA complementary to the codon of RNA |
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Centrumere |
The region in the chromosome that that holds the two sister chromatids. |
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Codon |
3 nucleotide sequence that encodes an amino acid to signify a signal on/off |
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Chromatid |
The 2 strands of a chromosome that are visible during mitosis or meiosis. |
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Chromatin |
A material that makes up mitotic and interphase chromosomes. |
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Chromosome |
Made up of DNA and protein. In a eukaryotic cell one of the structures in the nucleus. |
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Crossing-Over |
The exchange of gentic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis. |
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Differentation |
The structural and functional specialization of cells during organism development. |
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Diploid |
A that contains 2 hapliods of chromosomes |
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DNA |
Material that contains the information for inherited characteristics. |
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DNA Replication |
Process of making a copy of DNA |
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Exon |
One of the segments that are transcribed when the gene is expressed. |
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Gamete |
A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another to form zygote. |
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Gene |
A short segment of DNA that contains the information for a single trait. |
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Genetic Recombination |
The regrouping of genes I'm an offspring. It makes it different then the parents. |
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Haploid |
Describes a cell,nucleus, or cell that had unpaired chromosomes. |
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Independent Assortments |
The random distributing of genes in the gamete. |
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Intron |
Segment of DNA that us transcribed but not translated. |
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Meiosis |
Type of cell division. (4 daughter cells each with half the # of chromosomes as the parent cell.) |
