DNA Flashcards

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1
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DNA

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exists in every living organism

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Nucleotide

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the basic structural unit of nucleic acid

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3
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Chargaff’s Rule

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DNA of any cell needs a 1:1 ratio

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4
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Watson and Crick

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they discovered the chemical structure of DNA

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5
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Rosalind Franklin

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invented the first model of now days X-ray machine

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Mutations

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when a DNA gene is damaged or changed

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Adaptations

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becoming more fitted to your new home or climate

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Species

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a closely related group of organisms

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Evolution

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changes in the heritable characterists

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Fossils

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preserved evidence from past times

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Fossil record

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a term t refer to how many fossils paleintologists have collected

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Charles Darwin

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a naturalist that studied the islands with the HMS Beagel

expedition

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Trait

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feature of an organisim

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Selective Breeding

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breeding two organisms with desiarable trits to try to get a simalar offspring

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Natural selection

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the results of evolution of organisim

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Generation time

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the time between two generations

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Spectation

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the diference between new and distinct species

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Primates

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the specie related to monkeys, lemurs and apes

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Homind

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only includes homo sapinens

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Homo sapiens

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the known extinct human species