7D

Question 1

Environment

Answer 1

• the conditions and resources
• where an organism typically interacts

Question 2

Proportionate Heritability

Answer 2

• phenotype is altered entirely due to the environment

Question 3

Epigenetics

Answer 3

• organism’s phenotype is a result of the interactions between its gene and its environment
• alter the performance of certain proteins

Question 4

Gene Expression

Answer 4

• where infrmation is stored
• creates a functional product (protein)

Question 5

Transcription

Answer 5

• used to produce a complementary sequence of mRNA

Question 6

Translation

Answer 6

• where mRNA sequence is used to produce a protein

Question 7

DNA Methylation

Answer 7

• a process where methyl is added to a particular nucleotide
• is usually added into a DNA segment
• modifies the expression of a gene

Question 8

Somatically Heritable

Answer 8

• are traits or alterations to a cell
• inherited by daughter cells
• during the course of mitotic cell division (regular)