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individual proteins that assist RNA polymerase

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activators

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repressor proteins bind to these DNA sequences

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silencers

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DNA sequences that assist transcription

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enhancers

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a large group of proteins that assist in transcription

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transcription factors

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a type of protein that prevents transcription

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repressors

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a chromosomal mutation where a segment of chromosome is copied and added

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duplication

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sex cells (sperm or egg)

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gamete

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segment of a gene that codes for amino acids

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exons

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a chromosomal mutation where a segment of chromosome is flipped backwards

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inversion

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10
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an organism or cell that has an extra chromosome

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trisomy

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a situation where a gamete has an extra chromosome

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nondisjunction

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12
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a type of protein that prevents transcription

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repressor

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a chromosomal mutation where a segment of chromosome is transferred to a non-homologous chromosome

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translocation

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repressor proteins bind to these DNA sequences

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silencers

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a chromosomal mutation where a segment of chromosome is lost

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deletion

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a mutation in a germ cell (gamete) which will be present in every offspring cell

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germ mutation

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organisms or cells that have one of each type of chromosome

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haploid

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18
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a segment of a gene that does not code for amino acids

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introns

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19
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DNA wraps around these clusters of 8 histone proteins

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nucleosomes

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a large group of proteins that assist in transcription

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transcription factors

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a set of chromosomes sorted by size

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karyotype

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sticking together pieces of DNA or RNA through new covalent bonds

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splicing

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individual proteins that assist RNA polymerase

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activators

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a mutation in a somatic cell (body cell) which is not inherited

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somatic mutation

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a mutation that does not change the phenotype of the organism

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silent mutation

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DNA sequences that assist transcription

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organisms or cells that have a pair of each type of chromosome

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organisms or cells that have multiple pairs of each type of chromosome

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a chromosomal mutation where a segment of chromosome is transferred to a non-homologous chromosome

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translocation

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a mutation in a germ cell (gamete) which will be present in every offspring cell

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germ mutation

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organisms or cells thast have one of each type of chromosome

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a chromosomal mutation where a segment of chromosome is lost

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segment of a gene that does code for amino acids

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a mutation that does not change the phenotype of the organism

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silent mutation

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sticking together pieces of DNA or RNA through new covalent bonds

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a chromosome mutation where a segment of chromosome is transferred to a non-homologous chromosome

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translocation

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chromosomes 1 to 22

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first stage of mitosis, chromatin condense

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mutation that affects body cells and is not passed to offspring

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somatic mutations

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chromosomes that determine the gender of an individual

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sex chromosomes

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most of the growth and activity of the cell occurs in this phase

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cells that have many copies of each chromosome

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a section of a gene that does not code for a protein

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these are found at the centromeres and they pull on spindle fibers

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kinetochore

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4th stage of mitosis…chromosomes are moved to the poles of the cell

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structure that links two chromatids together

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centromere

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mutation that affects reproductive cells and therefore offspring

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germ mutation

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a section of a gene that codes for a protein

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fifth stage of mitosis…new nuclear membranes form around the chromosomes

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the two identical parts of a chromosome

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chromatids

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DNa and protein clusters in a cell

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chromosomes

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a mistake in meiosis that can produce offspring with an extra chromosome

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nondisjunction

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the cell copies its DNA

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process where the cytoplasm of the cell separates into two new cytoplasms

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cytokinesis

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the time from one cell division to the next cell division

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cell cycle

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set of chromosomes that can be sorted by size

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third stage of mitosis…chromosomes line up in the middle

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the array of microtubule proteins that forms during prophase

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mitotic spindle

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material of a chromosome which is DNA wrapped around proteins

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part of a chromomsome is swapped with a non-homologous chromosome

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translocation

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