Related Terminologies Flashcards
Study of inherited traits or study of heredity
Genetics
Sum of all biological processes which transmitted from parents to offspring
Heredity
Units of heredity and transmission of inherited traits
Genes
Genes can be found on the nucleic acid of what?
DNA
Its function is to store, secure, and transfer genetic information
DNA
Responsible for the production of protein
RNA
The one who gives instruction to process protein synthesis
RNA
Nucleic acids are made from?
Nucleotides
DNA and RNA are polymers of repeating called?
Nucleotides
What process would DNA make to make a mRNA?
Transcription
What process would mRNA to make proteins?
Translation
All organisms must follow these processes and what are its product?
Transcription-Translation
Proteins
What is the final product of DNA and RNA?
Protein
How many nucleotides are there present in a DNA molecule?
Four
All genes are known as
Genetic Information
It carries instructions for protein synthesis
mRNA
What is the site where protein synthesis happens?
Ribosomes
It combines proteins to form ribosomes
rRNA
It delivers amino acids to the ribosomes of protein synthesis
tRna
Building blocks of proteins
Amino Acids
___ help to have characteristics
Protein
Totality of DNA in an organism
Genome
Complete set of genetic instructions that includes genes and other substances
Genome
Product of DNA coiling associated with proteins
Chromosomes
Production of different proteins that may have different variants
Alleles
Variants of the same genes but differs in characteristic
Alleles
Alleles are product of what
Mutation
Heritable change in the DNA sequence
Mutations
Source of all genetic variation
Mutations
Observable traits and alleles are expressed
Phenotype
Alleles that are present and given trait are carried
Genotype
Cell division in which one somatic cell give rise to two new cells
Mitosis
Cell division involved in the production of gametes
Meiosis
Body cells except for gametes
Somatic cell
No nucleus
Prokaryote
Has nucleus
Eukaryote
