Chapter 4 Vocabulary | Chapter 5 Vocabulary | Chapter 4 questions | Chapter 5 questions | Questions from both study guides |
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What is Heredity
the passing of genes from parents to offspring
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What is Watson and Crick
two scientist that established the structure of DNA
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What is XY represent
XY represents a male offspring
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What is the ribose
sugar found in RNA
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What is an example of inherited traits
hair color, eye color, skin color
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what is allele
an alternate form of a gene for a specific trait or gene product
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What is deoxyribose
the sugar found in DNA
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What is XX represent
XX represents a female offering
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What is uracil
a base in RNA
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What is an example of acquired traits
being able to read and write, being able to ride a bike
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what is ratio
compares or shows relationship between two or more quantities
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What is pedigree
a diagram of family relationships that includes two or more generations
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What is genotype
the name for the genes an organism has
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What is a mutation
any change in DNA
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What is the base pair rule for RNA
Adenine with Uracil
Cytosine with Guanine |
What is heterozygous
having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic
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What is replication
before a cell divides when all of its DNA is copied
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What is punnett square
it illustrates how the parent's alleles might combine in offspring
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What is cloning
a technique that uses technology to make copies
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What is the structure called thats responsible for making proteins
ribosomes
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what is homolog
pairs of chromosomes with one chromosome of each pair coming from each of two parents
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What is selective breeding
the process by when human breed other animals and plants for particular traits
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What is meiosis
its a special kind of cell division that produces haploid (1n) cells
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What is the base pair rule for DNA
Adenine with Thymine
Cytosine with Guanine |
What is described as a double helix or twisted ladder
DNA
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