DNA Flashcards
DNA
exists in every living organism
Nucleotide
the basic structural unit of nucleic acid
Chargaff’s Rule
DNA of any cell needs a 1:1 ratio
Watson and Crick
they discovered the chemical structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
invented the first model of now days X-ray machine
Mutations
when a DNA gene is damaged or changed
Adaptations
becoming more fitted to your new home or climate
Species
a closely related group of organisms
Evolution
changes in the heritable characterists
Fossils
preserved evidence from past times
Fossil record
a term t refer to how many fossils paleintologists have collected
Charles Darwin
a naturalist that studied the islands with the HMS Beagel
expedition
Trait
feature of an organisim
Selective Breeding
breeding two organisms with desiarable trits to try to get a simalar offspring
Natural selection
the results of evolution of organisim