mitosis and miosis i think Flashcards
what does dna stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
what shape is dna
double helix
how many chromosomes are in dna
46
how many chromosomes do you get from your mom
23
how many chromosomes do you get from your dad
23
what do nucleotides do
stores information as a code
how many nitrogen bases are there
4
what are all the nitrogen bases
thymine adenine guanine cytosine
what is in nucleotide made of
1 sugar, 1 nitrogen base, 1 phosphate
what can thymine pair with
adenine
what can guanine pair with
cytosine
what can adenine pair with
thymine
what can cytosine pair with
guanine
what are the two types of bonds
covalent and hydrogen
what type of bond is stronger
covalent bonds
Dna is
the arrangement of nitrogen bases
restriction enzymes
genetic scissors
allele
version of specific gene
true or false- mitosis = growth + repair
true
true or false- meiosis makes 2 identical cells
false
true or false- mitosis is 1 cell division
true
true or false- mitosis is somatic cells
true
true or false- meiosis is a full set of dna
false