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What is DNA made up of?

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-made up of nucleotides joined together

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Functions of DNA

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  • carrier of genetic information

- controls cell activities and gives you your traits

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What are the 3 parts to nucleotides?

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  1. Sugar - deoxyribose
  2. Phosphate group
  3. Nitrogen base (4 of these)
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What are the four nitrogen bases? Answer in the pairs they are found in

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Adenine (A) paired with Thymine (T)

Guanine (G) paired with Cytosine (C)

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Define chromosome

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Long strand of DNA which has many genes on it

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How many chromosomes do humans have?

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46

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Define gene

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Small strand of DNA and has codes for a particular protein or trait

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What is the purpose for DNA replication and when and how does it occur?

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It occurs during mitosis so there is a copy of the DNA for the new cell. Steps: 2 strands of DNA separate for replication
Complementary base pairing occurs to form new DNA
Bonds replaced

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What are the uses of DNA?

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  • research for medicines
  • gene therapy
  • forensics
  • paternity test
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Define evolution

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Theory that groups of organisms change over time to look different from their ancestors

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What oxygenated the earth?

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Bacteria and algae

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What does sexual reproduction do?

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Leads to variation
Half of the genetic information from each parent
Differences due to genes found on the chromosomes
Increases organisms chances for survival
Mutations can be passed on by sexual reproduction which drives evolution

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Define mutation

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A mutation is a permanent change in the DNA of cells

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What is the main source of new alleles?

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Mutations

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If organisms of a species are too similar then they:

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  1. Won’t be able to adapt to changes that occur

2. Could get wiped out by a virus

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Define species

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A species is an organism that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring and the individual all look similar

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Name evidence for evolution

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  • fossils
  • fossil record
  • tarpits
  • Amber
  • flash frozen
  • comparative anatomy
  • embryology
  • DNA
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What is a fossil?

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Fossils are preserved remains of ancient organisms. They formed when plant or animal matter is changed to stone or the “imprint” is solidified

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What is a fossil record?

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  • collection of fossils that show change within a species over time (history of organisms)
  • has gaps in it so it is said to be incomplete (transition fossils are missing)
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What is a tarpit?

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  • once was thick mud where animals had been trapped and died

- teeth and bones have been found in tarpits

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What is amber?

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-hardened gum or sap of a tree where insects usually will get trapped and preserved

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Define flash frozen

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Organism quickly frozen in ice

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What is comparative anatomy?

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What similar structures did the animals have, then lose or gain, compared to animals of today.
Examples are skeletal, nervous, and circulatory systems

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What is embryology?

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In vertebrates, the early stages of development look very similar with tails and gill slits

  • therefore, similar ancestors
  • embryology traces evolutionary pathway
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What has the same structure for every living thing on earth?

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DNA

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Which sedimentary rock layers are the oldest?

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The deepest layer.

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What is the Burgess Shale and where is it located?

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The Burgess Shale is the resting place to a vast amount of 530 million year old sea creatures and is located in the Rocky Mountains.

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What are two examples of organisms found in the Burgess Shale?

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Opabinia and hallucigenia

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How many mass extinctions have there been?

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5

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Why is the Burgess Shale remarkable?

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Life forms of half-billion years old remain preserved and almost intact

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What is radioactive dating?

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Radioactive dating is measuring the decay of radioactive isotopes. Scientists use this method to calculate the ages of rocks and fossils

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What radioactive isotope is used to date old fossils over 50,000 years?

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Potassium and uranium

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What radioactive isotope is used to date young fossils less than 50,000 years?

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Radioactive carbon dating

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Approximately how old is the earth?

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4.5 billion years old

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Approximately when did life first appear on earth?

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3.5 billion years ago

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Define population

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A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area at a certain time

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Define phenotype

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The observable traits of an organism that arise because of the interaction between genes and the environment

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Define genotype

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The genes an organism contains

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Define gene pool

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All of the genes that occur within a specific population

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Define allele

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Two or more alternate forms of a gene

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Define heterozygous

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A genotype in which the genes of a pair are different

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Define homozygous

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A genotype in which both genes of a pair are identical

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Define allelic frequency/relative frequency

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How often an allele occurs in a population compared to another allele

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Define natural selection

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Nature determines the organisms that will survive

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What are Darwin’s 5 ideas?

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  1. Overpopulation
  2. Competition
  3. Variation
  4. Survival of the fittest
  5. New species
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Define overpopulation referring to Darwin’s 5 ideas

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Organisms tend to overpopulate and produce many offspring more than the environment can support. Organisms will reproduce until something stops them (usually food)

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Define competition referring to Darwin’s 5 ideas

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Because of overpopulation, individuals compete with one another over limited resources like food, shelter, water, and mates. There is a struggle for existence among individuals of a species.

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Define variation referring to Darwin’s 5 ideas

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Individuals of a population vary in their traits and characteristics. No two are exactly alike. This variation is able to be passed on to offspring

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Define survival of the fittest referring to Darwin’s 5 ideas

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Those individuals that have a genetic trait which gives them an advantage over others of the same species. This means that the organism has adapted well to their environment.

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Define new species referring to Darwin’s 5 ideas

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New species results by inheritance of trait(s) or genes that give them an advantage over others. New species evolve.

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Define speciation

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Where one species evolves in to one or more other species. Also called adaptive radiation.

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Define adaptation

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A heredity characteristic that provides advantage for survival and reproduction.

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What are 3 types of adaptations?

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  1. Structural (speed, camouflage, etc)
  2. Physiological (maintain internal temperature)
  3. Behavioural (migration)
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What are some examples of natural selection?

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  1. Darwin’s finches
  2. Peppered moth
  3. Antibiotic resistant bacteria
  4. Pesticide resistant mosquitoes
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Natural selection acts on a population in 3 ways:

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  1. If the environment favours the average of distribution, the selection is called stabilizing selection
  2. If the environment favours are extreme, the selection is directional
  3. If the environment favours both extremes, the selection is disruptive
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What are factors that increase genetic variation?

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  1. Mutations
  2. Gene flow
  3. Recombination
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What is gene flow?

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Individuals of different populations immigrate or emigrate between population of the same species. Brings new genes into a population and adds variation to gene pool, new alleles. Gene flow prevents specialization to environment.

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What is recombination?

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Parts of chromosomes switch parts, crossing over during meiosis

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What are factors that decrease genetic variation?

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  1. Natural selection
  2. Genetic drift
  3. Non-random mating
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What is genetic drift?

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Random or chance change in the frequency of a gene. A change in allelic frequency over time due to chance.

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What is an example of genetic drift?

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A natural disaster could wipe out a large number of animals of a species. Those that survived are able to reproduce not necessarily the strongest or fittest just luck.

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What is non-random mating?

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Some organisms have more opportunity to mate than others and therefore produce more offspring (and more copies of their genes).
Has more desirable trait.

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What are two reasons for non-random mating?

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  • simply easier to mate with a nearby individual rather than one further away
  • competition for mates occurs among animals = active selection of mating partner (not random)
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What is convergent evolution?

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Evolution towards the same type of adaptation among different groups of organisms.

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What does convergent evolution produce? (Structure wise)

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Analogous structures which have the same function but different structure.

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What is an example of convergent evolution?

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Flight: wing of an insect and wing of a bird, both are used for flying but each has a very different structure

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What is divergent evolution?

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Evolution which led to different body parts developing from an original body plan

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What does divergent evolution produce? (Structure wise)

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Homologous structures which have a different function but same structure due to a common ancestor

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What is an example of divergent evolution?

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Forelimb of mammals:
Same bone pattern but each limb is specialized to the animals way of life.
Human-grasping (hand)
Whale/dolphin-swimming (flipper)
Bat-flying (wing)
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What does divergent evolution lead to?

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Speciation

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What are vestigial structures?

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Remnants of a structure that had a function in an ancestor but no longer in the evolved organism

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What are some examples of vestigial structures?

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Appendix-used to be for digestion
Tail bone
Snake hips-pelvis bone but no legs
Chickens have gene for teeth but no teeth

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What causes phenotypic variation?

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Mutations, gene flow, and recombination

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How is phenotypic variation related to natural selection?

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It decreases variation

74
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Define gradualism in terms of evolutionary change.

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Evolutionary change that occurs slowly and constantly over time. Based on evidence from the fossil record where some organisms have evolved slowly (in geological time) examples are sharks, crocodiles, cockroaches, and horseshoe crabs

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Define punctuated equilibrium

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There is a period of stability, where little change if any, occurs. However, this is followed by periods of rapid change to a species of plant or animal. Caused by environmental condition such as a nice age. Some species will die off but others will need to change quickly and adapt to new environments therefore rapid evolution. Animals with higher reproductive rates are better able to adapt. Ex: mammals and birds

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Define endangered species

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Wild species with so few survivors that the species could soon become extinct. Examples: Douglas fir, pandas, snow leopard, whales, and polar bears

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Define extinction

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Complete disappearance of a species from the earth. Stops the evolution of that animal. Leaves niches open for other animals to fill. Increase speciation of other organisms.
Ex: dodo birds, dinosaurs, wooly mammoth, Tasmanian wolf

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What are factors causing extinction?

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  • pollution
  • climate change
  • hunting/poaching
  • invasive species
  • loss of habitat
  • speciation
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Define evolution in genetic terms

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Evolution can be defined as a change in the relative frequency of alleles in the gene pool of a population. Mutations are main source of new alleles. Some kind of reproduction has to occur to pass on the mutation.

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Scientists notice that individuals in a plant species are growing taller with each generation. Explain what is happening to the gene pool of this population.

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Natural selection occurring. Desirable trait allele is used for advantage. Allelic frequency is going up. Tall gene more common then short one.

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Where is DNA found?

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In the nucleus and never leaves

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What are individual nucleotides held together by?

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Hydrogen bonds between the bases to form a chain of DNA

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