Genetics

Question 1

altering DNA to make an organisms

Answer 1

Genetic engineering

Question 2

the process of forming a string of amino acids by following the sequence of DNA

Answer 2

protein synthesis

Question 3

the process by which germ cells divide into 4 with 1/2 the amount of DNA

Answer 3

Meiosis

Question 4

these cells are found in the ovaries and testicles

Answer 4

germ cells

Question 5

this process of cell division is necessary for the formation of a new organism

Answer 5

meiosis

Question 6

After meiosis germ cells become

Answer 6

gametes

Question 7

male gametes with 23 chromosomes join with female gametes with 23 chromosomes and form a

Answer 7

zygote

Question 8

what are the stages of fertilization

Answer 8

gametes - zygote - embryo - fetus

Question 9

delivers nutrients and oxygen to a fetus using an umbiblical cord

Answer 9

Placenta

Question 10

This division process allows the body to develop

Answer 10

mitosis

Question 11

the process by which cells divide and maintain the same amount of DNA

Answer 11

mitosis

Question 12

mitosis occurs in these types of cells

Answer 12

somatic cells

Question 13

any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds

Answer 13

hydrolyzed

Question 14

links two consecutive alpha-amino acids, one carbon, and one nitrogen (protein chain)

Answer 14

peptide bond

Question 15

bond of oppositely charged ions

Answer 15

ionic bond

Question 16

bond of hydrogen atoms

Answer 16

hydrogen bond

Question 17

a bond of carbon and oxygen

Answer 17

carboxyl bond