Bio 141 Notes (4/21/14) Flashcards
1
Q
Particulate Inheritance
A
traits controlled by one gene are all or nothing
-some traits are polygenetic (blending)
2
Q
Types of Inheritance
A
Epistasis
Incomplete dominance
Particulate Inheritance
Codominance
3
Q
Genetic Distance
A
recombination frequency
contrast with physical distance in base pairs
4
Q
viruses inject only ____ into cells
A
DNA
5
Q
DNA structure
A
composed of neucleotides
over structure - double helix
backbone - sugar-phosphate
complementary - A-T, C-G
6
Q
DNA Synthesis
A
DNA copied from existing DNA template
each strand functions as a template for a new strand
semi-conservative repliction
7
Q
Anti-parallel strand goes __ -> ____
A
3’ -> 5’
gives directionality
