Genotype-Phenotype-Fitness Flashcards
1
Q
DNA
A
A molecule that stores hereditary info in code form
2
Q
Gene
A
Segments of DNA that contain info used to make proteins or RNA that function in the organism
3
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Mutation
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Any change in DNA. Random!!!!! Mutations create new alleles
4
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Allele
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Versions of a gene. Diff alleles have diff variations of the coded information in the gene
5
Q
Genotype
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Alleles present in an individual
6
Q
Phenotype
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What an individual looks or acts like
7
Q
Fitness
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The ability to produce viable offspring
8
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Central dogma
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DNA - transcription - RNA - translation - proteins
*DNA used to make temp info in RNA which is used to make proteins
