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One of the four base chemical compounds that make up the nucleotides.
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What is Adenine?
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Nucleotides = A______, Cytosine, Guanine, & Thymine
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A stage in the process of Cell division when the sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell.
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What is Anaphase?
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Ana and her sister Chromatids argue and withdraw to separate poles in her cell
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A type of prokaryotic cell.
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What is Bacteria?
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A one-celled organism of the Monera Kingdom. Types: round, spiral or blue-green
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A distinctive or special feature of an organism.
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What are Characteristics?
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Helps us classify living things.
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A chemical structure made up of molecules from two or more elements.
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What are Chemical Compounds?
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Ex. NaCl - Sodium Chloride
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In the process of cell division, each chromosome is replicated exactly; These two copies are called sister ____?______.
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What are Sister Chromatids?
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Pulled to opposite poles in Mitosis but in Meiosis they don't separate at their centromeres.
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An exact copy of an organism by genetics.
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What is Cloning?
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The 1st Genetic ________ was a sheep.
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One of the four base chemical compounds that make up the nucleotides.
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What is Cytosine?
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Nucleotides = Adenine , _________, Guanine & Thymine
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An organism in the earliest stages of development in the uterus
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What is an Embryo?
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Ex. a seed contains all the genetic material for a new plant
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Proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in organizms.
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What are Enzymes?
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Chemicals made by digestive system which speed up digestion of food.
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It is not the composition of the genes, but the way that they are sequenced that provide the hereditary information of the organism.
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What are Gene Sequences?
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The arrangement of genes on chromosomes
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One of the four base chemical compounds that make up the nucleotides.
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What is Guanine?
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Nucleotides = Adenine, Cytozine, ________ & Thymine
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A stage in the process of cell division in which the nucleotides and gene sequences are replicated.
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What is Interphase?
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Inter means between & phase means division.
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A stage in the proces of cell division when the sister chromatids line up along the central axis of the cell.
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What is Metaphase?
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Meta means with, after, beyond or change while phase means division. (after division)
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The egg of the female.
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What is Ova?
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female reproductive material produced in ovaries
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A stage in the process of cell division in which the sister chromatids condense and thicken; at this stage, the chromosomes are visible
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What is Prophase?
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A stage in the process of cell division in which the sister chromatids condense and thicken; stage at which chromosomes are visible.
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What is Prophase?
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Homologous chromosomes pair along their lenth and cross over after condensing & nuclear envelope breaks down.
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Cells that have the ability to develop into different kinds of cells.
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What are Stem Cells?
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Cells used in fighting cancer.
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The final stage of mitosis when a nuclear membrane forms around the chromosomes each pole and the cell divides at its equator
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What is Telophase?
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Chromosomes gather at poles and cytoplasm divides to form two new cells
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One of the four base chemical compounds that make up the nucleotides.
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What is Thymine?
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Nucleotides = Adenine, Cytozine, Guanine & __________.
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The process of cell division.
The process of sexual reproduction. |
What is Mitosis?
What is Meiosis? |
In M_______ the 2 cells (daughters) that are produced are EXACTLY the same genetic makeup as original mother cell while in M________ the cells are not the same at all but new types of cells = genetic diversity.
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