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Where does the process of DNA replication take place?

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Inside the nucleus

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After meiosis, what is the type of cell?

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Haploid

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Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?

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Deoxyribose, phosphate group, cytosine/guanine/thymine/adenine

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What are organisms that have 2 identical genes for a trait?

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Homozygous

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The process of meiosis usually results in…?

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4 genetically different cells

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Which type of RNA brings certain amino acids to ribosomes based on specific coded messages?

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tRNA

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All three types of RNA work together to do what?

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Make proteins

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How many codons are needed to make 3 amino acids?

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3

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What happens during the process of translation?

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The cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins

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Which of the following are found in both DNA and RNA?

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Phosphate groups, guanine/cytosine/adenine

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What is the outcome of transcription?

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A new piece of mRNA

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What is an example of incomplete dominance?

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White flower + red flower = pink flower

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What is point mutation?

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Substitution of one base

Ex. CAA ➡️ CAU

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What is an example of frameshift mutation?

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Base is inserted or deleted, and the reading frame is shifted

Ex. CAA ➡️ CAUA

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What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

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A sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group

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What is an intron?

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A cut out sequence of DNA

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What is an exon?

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Unexpressed sequence of DNA

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What does enzyme helicase do?

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It unwinds the DNA and helps with the process of DNA replication

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What does rRNA help with?

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Translation

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What is the term that describes the 3 letter sequence of tRNA that match up with the 3 letter sequence of mRNA to create amino acids?

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Anticodon

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What are the 2 identical parts of one chromosome?

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Sister chromatids

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What is the chromosomal structure that holds the sister chromatids together?

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Centromere

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