Cell Division | Patterns of Inheritance | DNA | Evolution | Miscellaneous |
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A cell that has 5 chromosomes in the G1 phase will have _________________________ chromatids in the G2 phase.
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genes
The principle of independent assortment states that ____________________ for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes.
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amino acids
The order of nitrogenous bases in DNA determines the order of _________________________ in proteins.
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Hardy-Weinberg
In the condition known as _________________________ equilibrium, allele frequencies in a population will remain constant when populations do not undergo changes to their gene pools.
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binomial nomenclature
The botanist Carolus Linnaeus developed a classification system that includes a two-part name called _________________________ for every kind of organism.
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interphase
Together, the G1 phase, S phase, and G2 phase are called _________________________.
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alleles
The alternative forms of a gene are called ____________________.
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amino acid
A stop codon on an mRNA molecule does not code for any _________________________.
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fossil record
The ____________________ is the chronological collection of life’s remains found in layers of rock.
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convergent evolution
The similar body structure but different ancestry of sharks and dolphins indicates that these groups have undergone _________________________, a process in which unrelated species from similar environments have adaptations that seem very similar.
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cancer
In the disease _________________________, the mechanisms that normally control the cell cycle are disrupted.
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parental or P
The plants that Gregor Mendel crossed to produce the F1 generation made up the ____________________ generation.
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codon
The triplet of bases on the mRNA molecule is called a(an) _________________________.
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acquired
According to Lamarck, evolution resulted from the inheritance of ____________________ traits.
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tropics
The climate zone that receives the most direct sunlight throughout the year is the ___________________________.
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half
An organism’s gametes have _________________________ the number of chromosomes found in the organism’s body cells.
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white flowers
If the allele for white flowers in pea plants were dominant, all the pea plants in Mendel’s F1 generation would have had ____________________.
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double helix
The Watson and Crick model of DNA is a(an) _________________________, in which two strands are wound around each other.
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(micro)evolution
A generation-to-generation change in the frequencies of alleles in a population is called ____________________.
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histones
DNA is wrapped around small proteins called _________________________.
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prophase I
Crossing over occurs during the stage of meiosis called ____________________.
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1:2:1
PP:Pp:pp
When two heterozygous purple-flowered pea plants are crossed, the expected genotype ratio of the offspring is _________________________.
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semiconservative model
The Watson and Crick model of DNA is a(an) _________________________, in which only one strand of DNA is newly synthesized
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species
populations
According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, ____________________ change over time.
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mutation
A cancer-causing _________________________ in a cell that gives rise to gametes can be inherited.
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