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1
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A chromosome contains ______ ___ _____ ______

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Millions of base pairs

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What is another word to describe a nucleotide polymer?

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A polynucleotide

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T/F: Nitrogenous bases are basic (pH wise)

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True!

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Nitrogenous bases can be divided into 2 group types; what do these 2 groups consist of?

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  1. Thymine + Cytosine (single-ring structures)
  2. Adenine + Guanine (larger, double-ring structures)
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RNA contains ________ sugars whereas DNA contains __________ sugars

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  1. Ribose
  2. Deoxyribose
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DNA is composed of a ______ ________ backbone

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Sugar phosphate

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What are the 2 main functions of DNA polymerase?

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  1. DNA replication
  2. Repairing DNA that has been damaged (i.e. toxic chemicals or high energy radiation)
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Which process happens first; transcription or translation?

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Transcription

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9
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What are DNA polymerases?

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Enzymes that synthesize DNA

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What is a genotype?

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An organisms’ genetic makeup

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What is a phenotype?

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An organisms’ physical individual traits

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What is transcription?

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The transfer of genetic information from DNA into an RNA molecule

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What is translation?

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The transfer of genetic information from mRNA into a polypeptide (protein strand)

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What is the main function of a DNA gene?

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To dictate the production of a polypeptide

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15
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What are codons?

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A sequence of 3 nucleotides in DNA that encodes information for the production of a specific amino acid or serves as a stop signal to terminate protein synthesis

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16
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What are anticodons?

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Anticodons are sequences of nucleotides that are complementary to codons, and are found in tRNAs

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17
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What are chromosomes?

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A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes

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What is the function of a DNA helicase?

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Unzips the double strand of DNA

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19
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What is the main function of a DNA polymerase?

Think of DNA replication

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To synthesize DNA by adding nucleotides one by one to help form a DNA chain

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20
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T/F: DNA is fully conservative

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False! DNA is semi-conservative when it comes to its replication process

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T/F: DNA is directional

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True, but DNA polymerase only runs 1 way

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22
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DNA is wrapped around _________ __________?

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Histone proteins

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23
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What is the difference between sister chromatids and chromosomes?

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Sister chromatids are duplicated DNA pairs that are connected at the centromere but separate DNA pairs are known as chromosomes

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What is a diploid?

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When you have 2 homologous chromosomes; contains two complete sets of chromosomes

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25
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What is a haploid?

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Cells that contains one complete set of chromosomes; one member of of each pair of homologous chromosomes

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26
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What is the point of meiosis?

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To divide cells to go from diploid cells to haploid through 2 rounds of division through PMAT I & II (to get cells that look different from parental cells)

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27
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T/F: DNA is antiparallel (strands)

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True! Remember 5’ (prime) to 3’ (prime) and 3’ to 5’

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28
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What is the purpose of mitosis?

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To replicate chromosomes which will eventually get separated into two separate nuclei

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What are all 5 stages of mitosis? (Include the stage before prophase 0-5)

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  1. Interphase
  2. Prophase
  3. Metaphase
  4. Anaphase
  5. Telophase
  6. Cytokinesis
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30
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The cell cycle consists of:

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  1. Interphase and M phase
  2. Division
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31
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What is biotechnology?

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The use of an organism or a component of an organism to make a product/process

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32
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How does genetic recombination occur naturally?

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Through the process of Meiosis

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33
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What process occurs in cell division?

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Reproduction

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34
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What is the name of the two cells that get created and are a result of cell division?

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Daughter cells; they are genetically identical to each other and the original “parent” cell

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35
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Chromosomes contain most of the cell’s _______?

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DNA

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36
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What is asexual reproduction?

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The creation of genetically identical offspring from a single parent without the presence of sperm or eggs

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What type of cell division (process) is responsible for the growth, maintenance and asexual reproduction of multicellular organisms?

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Mitosis

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38
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How does sexual reproduction differ from asexual reproduction?

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Sexual reproduction requires fertilization of sperm to egg; asexual reproduction does not include sperm or eggs

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39
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What are gametes?

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Egg and sperm cells

40
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T/F: Meiosis only occurs in reproductive organs

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True!

41
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T/F: Gametes do not have half as many chromosomes as the parent cell that gave rise to it

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False! Gametes DO have half as many chromosomes from the involved parent cell

42
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What type of cell division (process) is responsible for the reproduction of cells?

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Meiosis

43
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Chromosomes are made up of a material called _______

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Chromatin

44
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What are histones?

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Small proteins that are associated with DNA (all packed up)

45
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What are nucleosomes?

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Beads that attach to DNA that is wound around several histone molecules

46
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Y/N: Before a cell divides, do chromosomes condense even further?

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Yes! A cell must compact its DNA before it can divide or move to a new cell

47
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What are sister chromatids?

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Two identical copies of the same chromosome formed by DNA replication

48
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What process MUST happen before cell division?

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The duplication of all chromosomes

49
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Chromosome duplication leads to _______ _________?

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Sister chromatids

50
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Once the cell divides, the sister chromatids ________ where they once again become a __________ where each _______ gets distributed to one individual ________ _____.

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Separate; chromosome; chromosome; daughter cell

51
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What are centromeres?

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The linkage point between two sister chromatids

52
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What is the cell cycle?

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The “lifetime” of a cell; the process of birth to its own reproduction

53
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T/F: Most of the cell cycle is not spent in interphase

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False! Most of the time, cells are hanging out in interphase

54
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What happens in the stage of Interphase in a cell cycle?

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Cells perform their normal functions within an organism

55
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What are the 3 sub-phases of Interphase?

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  1. G1 stage (first gap) growth
  2. S phase (DNA synthesis & chromosome duplication)
  3. G2 stage (second gap) growth
56
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What part of the cell cycle deals with the division of cells?

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Mitosis (mitotic phase)

57
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What happens during cytokinesis?

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The cytoplasm and all of the cell’s organelles are divided into 2 cells

58
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What are mitotic spindles?

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Structures that are attached to centrosomes that form during cell division and separates duplicated chromosomes by latching on to the centromere

59
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What are centrosomes?

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Organelles that serve as a main microtubule organizing center of a eukaryotic cell

60
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T/F: Asexual reproduction offspring are exact genetic replicas of that one parent and of each other

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True!

61
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T/F: Each offspring of sexual reproduction inherits a unique combination of genes from both parents

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True!

62
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Somatic cells can be more simply thought of as ____ _____

A

Body cells

63
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A typical human body cell contains how many chromosomes?

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46

64
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What are homologous chromosomes?

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Chromosomes that carry genes that are controlling the same inherited characteristics (i.e. freckles at the same location on the duplicated sister chromatids; same gene at same location for both)

65
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T/F: 2 homologous chromosomes can have different versions of the same gene

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True

66
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What are sex chromosomes?

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Chromosomes that determine a person’s sex (male/female)

67
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FITB: Males have one X chromosome and one ___ chromosome

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Y

68
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FITB: Females have 2 ___ chromosomes

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X

69
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What is the diploid number in human cells?

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46 (2n)

70
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What is the haploid number in human cells?

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23 (n)

71
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What process occurs when a haploid sperm fuses with a haploid egg? (It starts with an F and ends with an N)

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Fertilization

72
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What are zygotes?

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Fertilized eggs

73
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T/F: Zygotes are not diploid

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False! They are diploid due to the fact that a sperm must fertilize an egg (two components to make 1 product; which is the zygote)

74
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T/F: Producing haploid (NOT DIPLOID) gametes through the process of meiosis keeps the chromosome number from doubling in every generation

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True!

75
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What are non-sister chromatids?

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Chromatids that consist of one maternal chromatid and one paternal chromatid of a homologous pair

76
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What is the difference between gametes and zygotes?

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Gametes are sperm and egg; zygotes are eukaryotic cells

77
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What are the 6 components of Transcription?

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  1. Gene
  2. Messenger RNA
  3. RNA polymerase
  4. Promoter
  5. Template strand
  6. Non-template strand
78
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T/F: DNA and RNA are nucleic acids

A

True!

79
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What is a frameshift mutation?

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A mutation that involves removal or insertion of nucleotides (base pairs) and alters the original sequence of base pairs

80
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What are the two steps in protein synthesis?

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  1. Transcription (DNA → mRNA)
  2. Translation (mRNA → protein)
81
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T/F: In transcription, RNA polymerase will add complementary bases to a DNA coding strand

A

True!

82
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T/F: RNA polymerase adding complementary bases to a complete DNA coding strand (replication) is called mRNA

A

True!

83
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Uncoiled stringy DNA is also known as ____________.

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Chromatin

84
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Before mitosis occurs, what action does DNA do?

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Replication

85
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Why is mitosis important?

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To help with growth, development and healing processes

86
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In mitosis, what happens during Prophase?

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Chromosomes condense and are visible within the nucleus, chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell, nucleus eventually disintegrates

87
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Each half of a chromosome is known as a ________ __________.

A

Sister chromatid

88
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T/F: Sister chromatids of a chromosome are not identical to one another

A

False; they are identical

89
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What happens in Metaphase in Mitosis?

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Chromosomes move single file to the center of the cell along the metaphase plate

90
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What happens in Anaphase in Mitosis?

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Sister chromatids are split apart

91
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What happens in Telophase in Mitosis?

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2 diploid daughter cells are being created and the nucleus gets reformed in both daughter cells. Then the chromosomes uncoil to make chromatin again.

92
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In the cells of some organisms, mitosis occurs without cytokinesis. This will result in _________

A

Cells with more than 1 nucleus

93
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Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate beginning to develop across the middle of a cell and nuclei forming on either side of the cell plate. This cell is most likely _______ cell in ________

A

A plant; Cytokinesis

94
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Stages of Mitosis in order (5 steps)

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  1. Prophase
  2. Metaphase
  3. Anaphase
  4. Telophase
  5. Cytokinesis
95
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A

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