Chapter 12- The Code Of Life

Question 0

The order of base pairs along a gene

Answer 0

Base sequence

Question 1

The process of a DNA molecule making a copy of itself

Answer 1

DNA replication

Question 2

The production of proteins in the cell

Answer 2

Protein synthesis

Question 3

A change in the hereditary material of an organism

Answer 3

Mutation

Question 4

An abnormal condition that an organism inherits

Answer 4

Genetic disorder

Question 5

The process of selecting organisms with desired traits to serve as parents for the next generation

Answer 5

Selective breeding

Question 6

The process of transferring genes from one organism into the DNA of another organism

Answer 6

Genetic engineering

Question 7

The proceeds of producing an image of patterns from someone’s DNA

Answer 7

DNA fingerprinting

Question 8

The total amount of hereditary material in a single cell of an organism

Answer 8

Genome

Question 9

DNA that is found in the mitochondria of a cell

Answer 9

Mitochondrial DNA

Question 10

Carries the three letter code from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome

Answer 10

RNA