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Question 1

Chromosomes

Answer 1

Structure of proteins and nucleic acids, contains genes, 23 sets per human

Question 2

Genes

Answer 2

Transferred from parent to child, helps determine some traits

Question 3

Human genome

Answer 3

Complete set of DNA of a human

Question 4

Nucleotides

Answer 4

Basic units of nucleic acids, contain ribose or deoxyribose

Question 5

Purines

Answer 5

DNA bases G and A

Question 6

Guanine

Answer 6

DNA base G, attaches to C

Question 7

Adenine

Answer 7

DNA base A, attaches to T

Question 8

Pyrimidines

Answer 8

DNA bases T and C

Question 9

Cytosine

Answer 9

DNA base C, attaches to G

Question 10

Thymine

Answer 10

DNA base T, attaches to A

Question 11

Double helix

Answer 11

Appearance of double strand DNA, the shape of a twisted ladder

Question 12

Replication

Answer 12

Part of mitosis and meiosis

Question 13

Law of Independent Assortment

Answer 13

When 2 or more alleles are present, they go independently in gamete assortment

Question 14

Linked genes

Answer 14

Genes close to each other and likely to both be inherited

Question 15

Recombination

Answer 15

Genetic traits given from parents to offspring that are in a different order

Question 16

Crossing over

Answer 16

Two chromatids switch DNA

Question 17

Genetic engineering

Answer 17

Changing traits of an organism by changing genes

Question 18

Sex chromosomes

Answer 18

Chromosomes that determine sex of offspring

Question 19

Autosomes

Answer 19

Not sex chromosomes

Question 20

Karyotype

Answer 20

Physical appearance of chromosomes in an organism

Question 21

Nondisjunction

Answer 21

Chromosomes fail to separate properly

Question 22

Monosomy

Answer 22

Part of chromosome has one copy, rest of chromosome has two

Question 23

Trisomy

Answer 23

Extra chromosome

Question 24

Polyploidy

Answer 24

Organism has more than two sets of chromosomes

Question 25

Sex linked traits

Answer 25

Genes carried by one or the other sex