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Genetics |
The study of heredity and inherited characteristics |
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Who discovered the shape of DNA? |
James Watson, Francis Crick |
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Three components of DNA |
Phosphates, deoxyibose, bases |
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Mono vs. Di |
Containing the expression of one trait Containing the expression of two traits |
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genotype vs. phenotype |
genes in an organism observable trait |
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what is epigenetics? |
the study of changes in an organism caused by the modification of genes |
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where does transcription and translation occur? |
nucleus |
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what is a codon? |
three nucleotoides that form a a unit of code |
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what is a polypeptide? |
a chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds |
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what cuts DNA into specific sections (genetic scissors)? |
restriction enzymes |
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what does the term transgenic mean? |
an organism that contains genetic material that came from an artifically introduced organism |
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