Cell Division Patterns of Inheritance DNA Evolution Miscellaneous
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10
A cell that has 5 chromosomes in the G1 phase will have _________________________ chromatids in the G2 phase.
100
genes
The principle of independent assortment states that ____________________ for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes.
100
amino acids
The order of nitrogenous bases in DNA determines the order of _________________________ in proteins.
100
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.
100
binomial nomenclature
The botanist Carolus Linnaeus developed a classification system that includes a two-part name called _________________________ for every kind of organism.
100
interphase
Together, the G1 phase, S phase, and G2 phase are called _________________________.
100
alleles
The alternative forms of a gene are called ____________________.
100
amino acid
A stop codon on an mRNA molecule does not code for any _________________________.
100
fossil record
The ____________________ is the chronological collection of life’s remains found in layers of rock.
100
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.
100
cancer
In the disease _________________________, the mechanisms that normally control the cell cycle are disrupted.
100
parental or P
The plants that Gregor Mendel crossed to produce the F1 generation made up the ____________________ generation.
100
codon
The triplet of bases on the mRNA molecule is called a(an) _________________________.
100
acquired
According to Lamarck, evolution resulted from the inheritance of ____________________ traits.
100
tropics
The climate zone that receives the most direct sunlight throughout the year is the ___________________________.
100
half
An organism’s gametes have _________________________ the number of chromosomes found in the organism’s body cells.
100
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 ____________________.
100
double helix
The Watson and Crick model of DNA is a(an) _________________________, in which two strands are wound around each other.
100
(micro)evolution
A generation-to-generation change in the frequencies of alleles in a population is called ____________________.
100
histones
DNA is wrapped around small proteins called _________________________.
100
prophase I
Crossing over occurs during the stage of meiosis called ____________________.
100
1:2:1
PP:Pp:pp
When two heterozygous purple-flowered pea plants are crossed, the expected genotype ratio of the offspring is _________________________.
100
semiconservative model
The Watson and Crick model of DNA is a(an) _________________________, in which only one strand of DNA is newly synthesized
100
species
populations
According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, ____________________ change over time.
100
mutation
A cancer-causing _________________________ in a cell that gives rise to gametes can be inherited.






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