Dna Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the backbone of DNA made outta

A

Sugar and phosphate

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2
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Each step of the ladder on the DNA is called a _____

A

Nucleotide

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3
Q

DNA is loosely or tightly packed ?

A

DNA is tightly packed

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4
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What are genes?

A

Specific segment of DNA found in specific places on the chromosomes

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5
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What do genes code for?

A

They code how to make proteins that your cells needs, some proteins determine what u will look like

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6
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Some proteins will become ___ and ____

A

Enzymes and hormones

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7
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Mutations are caused by______

A

Mutagens

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8
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Mutagens can be caused by

A

Radiation, UV light, household chemicals..etc

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9
Q

Eye colour is _____
Allele is ____

Word bank: eyecolour, blue brown

A

Eye colour is a gene

Allele is the colour of the eye, blue brown ..etc

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10
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Difference between Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is that ____

A

Prokaryotic- no nuclei

Eukaryotic- nuclei

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11
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The shape of DNA is a____

A

Double helix

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12
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A series of ___ nucleotides code for one amino acid

A

3

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13
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Cell spends 90% of urs time in interphase and 10% in mitosis what are the cycle?

A

G1, S, G2

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14
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After meiosis the 4 daughter cells will have ____ chromosomes as the parents

A

Half

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15
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After mitosis the 2 daughter cells will have ____ of chormosomes as the parents

A

Same number

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