evolution and the gene pool Flashcards
1
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define DNA
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the molecule the carrier genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
2
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define chromosomes
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threadlike structures made of protein and a single molecule of DNA that serve to carry the genomic information from cell to cell
3
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define gene
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physical and functional unit of heredity, genes are made up of DNA
4
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define allele
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one of two or more versions of DNA sequence (a single base or a segment of bases)
5
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difference between genotype and phenotype
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genotype is the code for DNA
phenotype is the physical expression of the gene
6
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connection between DNA and proteins
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DNA contains the information necessary for encoding proteins
7
Q
draw and describe the structure of DNA using the term double helix
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8
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explain DNA triplets
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