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a scientist investigsted a mutation in a gene of an organism, after studying, the scientist concluded that the mutation would not be passed to the organism offspring. what evidNAE BEST SUPPORTS THAT THE scientist concludes
the mutattion occured in body cell, not gamate
cell division (mitosis) process
interphase-prophase-metaphase-anaphase-telophase
what is cancer
uncontrolled cell division
composition of a tumor
a mass of cells, can be cancerous
instead of cytokenisis, what is it in a plant?
cell plate phase, it occurs in M phase
Aminal vs. Plant cell
Plant-cell wall and large central vacuole.
what is the job of chloroplast?
convert sunlight to energy
one of unique things of water is it can keep a tempature, why is it impoartant
most fish cant survie rapid tempature change
organic molcules?
nitrogen,carbon,oxygen,hydrogen
why is DNA replication important to cell cycle?
allows cells to divide into 2 daughter cells with complete genetic info
what is the central dogma of biology
DNA-RNA-PROTEIN
Types of RNA
messanger-transfer-ribosomal
molecules going from low to high concentration is?
active transportation
name macromolocules
proteins, lipids, nucleic acid, carbohydrates
hershey and chase
discovered w experiments that DNA was in genetic material in genes, not just in viruses
role of dna heredity
DNA that makes up genes must be capable of storing, copying, and transmitting genetic info
proteins are made up of
amino acids
fats are made up of
lipids
carbohydrates are made of
sugars
nucleic acids are made up of
nuclio tides
activation energy?
amount of energy needed to get a reaction started
what is a catalyst?
substance that speeds up the chemical reaction
what is an enzyme?
proteins that act as natural catalyst
the reactant of an enzyme is a
substrate