Dna Flashcards
DNA IS
A polymer
Four bases and pairs
Adenine Thymine Cytosine Guanine Pairs A+t C+g
Structure of DNA is called
Double helix
Chromosomes are
Long, coiled up molecules of DNA
Use of detergent in extracting DNA
It breaks down the cell membrane to release the DNA
Use of salt in extracting DNA
It makes the DNA stick together
What does cold ethanol do
It makes the DNA detach itself from the be able to fish out the DNA
Alleles are
Different versions of the same gene
What are the two types of genes
Recessive and dominant
Genotype is
The combination of alleles you have
Phenotype is
The characteristics YOU display
inheritance of a single characteristic is
Called monohybrid intelligent
XX and XY
Males are XY
Female are XX
How does meiosis show variation
Meiosis has a combination of two organisms which each have a unique set of DNA
What is the human genome project
It is the global mission to find every single human gene.
