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Compare and contrast between asexual and sexual repoduction
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Asexual-new organism produced from one organism; same offspring
Sexual-two sex cells come together to produce a zygoat; mixture offspring |
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Explain the differences between mitosis and meiosis.
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mitosis-nuceus divides to form two identical nuclei; body cells
meiosis-produces haploid sex cells |
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What is genetics?
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study of herenditary and variation
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Define and describe the function of chromosomes
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chromosome-structure in nucleus that contains hereditary material
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Identifythe differences between DNA and RNA. Descirbe their stucture and fnctions.
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DNA-info for organisms growth and function; double heliex
RNA-makes protein that code for DNA; single strand |
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Name the scienistswo discovered the shape of the DNA module.
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Watson and Crick used x-rays Rosalind Franklin tofigure and build DNA
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Who is Gregor Mendel? State his law of genetics.
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Father of genetics;If you crossed a pre recessive with a pure dominant, you will have a 3:1 dominant to recessive offspring
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How is Cystic Fibrosisand Down Syndrome caused?
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Cystic Fibosis-homozygous recssive disorder
Down Syndrome-extra copy of chromosome 21 |
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What is the longest phase in the cell cycle?
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Interphase
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