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Biology Final Exam Vocab Flashcards

1
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fermentation

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C6H1206 (glucose) —> 2C2H5OH (ethanol) + 2CO2 + <e> (energy)</e>

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Chromosome

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helix of DNA condensed for easy mitosis or meiosis

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RNA

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single-stranded DNA

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Nucleotide

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3 parts base, ribose sugar, phosphate bond

full complement of DNA structural units: phosphate bond - ribose sugar (backbone) - nucleic acid

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5
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Metaphase

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chromosomes line up on the equator of cell

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Cellular respiration

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C6H12O6 —>H20 +O2 + <E></E>

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7
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aerobic respiration

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see respiration

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genome

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nuclear DNA per individual deoxyribose nucleic acid

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9
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gene

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area of DNA that codes for a trait/protein

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10
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Prophase

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You can see genetic material, chromosomes form, nuclear envelope dissolves

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11
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Enzyme

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biological catalyst

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12
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Anaerobic respiration

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Incomplete respiration that yields lactic acid or ethanol not CO2 and water

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13
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Base

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A, T, C, G
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

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14
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Cell cycle

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G1, S, G2, Mitosis

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15
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Anaphase

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spindle fibers shorten separating

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16
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Telophase

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chromosomes are at poles, nuclear envelope starts to form, cytokinesis begins

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17
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Heterozygous

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genes that are different

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Phenotype

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how genes express what they look like

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19
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Alleles

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alternate term for genes

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20
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allele

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alternative word for gene

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21
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nucleotide

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a full complement of DNA structural

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22
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Cytokinesis

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cell is cleaved into 2 separate daughter cells

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Homozygous

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genes that are the same

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24
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Genotype

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expression of genes on a minute scale

what they are

25
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Proteins

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combinations of amino acids, what DNA codes for

expressions of genes assembling amino acid by using DNA template

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PMAT

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Prophase: chromosomes become visible, nuclear envelope disappears

Metaphase: chromosomes line up on the equator

Anaphase: spindle fibers shorten separating chromosomes at the centromere pulling them to separate poles

Telophase: separate nuclear envelope

27
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Chromatin

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nuclear material beginning to condense into chromosomes

28
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Dominant

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gene that will express in heterozygous form

29
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Incomplete dominance

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usually involves partial expression or mixing of heterozygous genes

30
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Monohybrid

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looking at the possibility of one gene expression from 2 parents

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A, T, C, G, U

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Nitrogenous bases of DNA/RNA

32
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cytokinesis

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separation of daughter cells after mitosis

33
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Sister chromatids

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copies of each other connected with a centromere

34
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recessive

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gene that does not express in heterozygous form

35
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double helix

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twisted ladder structure of the DNA molecule

36
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locus

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a specific spot on the DNA molecule

37
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mitochondria

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site of ATP synthesis for cellular respiration

38
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xanthophll

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brown pigments used in photosynthesis

39
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sickle cell

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novel mutation selected for in equatorial Africa providing some immunity to malaria

40
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pectinase

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enzyme used to dissolve pectin in fruit and release more juice from the cell

41
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emporase or renin

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enzyme we used in making cheese

42
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crossing-over

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“leggy” chromosomes share genetic information making hybrid chromosomes

43
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sister chromatids

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copies of chromosomes attached at centromere

44
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carrier

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mutated gene that only expresses in homozygous conditions if you have one gene you are a carrier but its not expressed

45
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codominance

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condition in heterzygous conditions results in both genes expressing e.g. blood type in humans SB

46
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DNA

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deoxyribose nucleic acid

47
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independent assortment

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chromosomes all go into separate gametes during meiosis

48
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locus

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a spot or nucleotide on a chromosome

49
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homologous

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pairs of chromosomes that come from different parents. These will never be connected by centromeres

50
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centromere

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area where sister chromatids are attached

51
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TLC

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thin layer chromatography - our photosynthesis lab

52
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incomplete domiance

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genetic condition that heterozygous condition results in mixed expression like red and white snapdragons result on pink

53
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dihybrid cross

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punnett square with 16 squares looking at statistical probability of 2 different genes from 2 different parents

54
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family pedigree

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chart that tracks the movement of genes through generations

55
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interphase

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phase of cell-cycle except mitosis

56
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amino acid

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expression of groups of 3 nucleic acids (codon) 20 of them building blocks of proteins

57
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tetrad

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group of 4 chromosomes consisting of one from each parent (2) that have replicated after S phase (4)

58
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protease

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enzyme that encourages DNA replication in PCR (polymerase chain reaction)

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