Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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Genetics
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the study of inherited traits and their variation
2
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Heredity
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the transmission of traits between generations
3
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Genes
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the units of heredity, biochemical instructions that tell cells how to make certain proteins
4
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DNA stands for
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid
5
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DNA
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transmits info in a sequence of four types of building blocks
6
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Genome
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the complete set of genetic instructions
7
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DNA base A
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Adenine
8
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DNA base T
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Thymine
9
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DNA base C
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Cytosine
10
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DNA base G
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Guanine
11
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Adenine attracts
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Thymine
12
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Guanine attracts
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Cytosine
13
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RNA stands for
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ribonucleic Acid
14
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RNA
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uses the info in DNA sequences to make proteins
15
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Alleles
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variants of a gene
