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Term 1 DNA Flashcards

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1
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what is DNA

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DNA is a genetic material in humans and other organisms

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2
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what does the nucleus do?

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controls the activity of the cell, the brain, has a membrane around it, stores DNA

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3
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What does chromosomal DNA tell us?

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Eye colour, characteristics passed down

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4
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What are haploid and diploid cells?

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Haploid cells have 1 set of chromosomes

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What are Homozygous and Heterozygous allele pairs?

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two identical alleles (RR or rr) are homozygous.
individual, different alleles (Rr) are known as heterozygous.

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6
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What shape is DNA?

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Double Helix

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7
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What is a chromosome?

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Structure of DNA carrying genes.

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What are the nitrogenous bases of DNA and RNA?

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DNA= Adenine, Thymine
Guanine and Cytosine

RNA= Adenine, Uracil
Guanine and Cytosine

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9
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What are somatic cells?

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Everything but the sex cells

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What are Diploid cells?

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2 sets of chromosomes

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11
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What is interphase?

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Interphase - replicating DNA, is what a cell spend most of its time doing

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12
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what does M- RNA do?

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M-RNA copies genetic information from DNA and transports it outside of the nucleus into the ribosome, meeting with Ribosomal- RNA to start the process of protein synthesis.

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what does T-RNA do?

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Transfer- RNA reads the RNA codons 3 at a time using anti codons and translates it into amino acids which are held together by polypeptide bonds.

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What is Mitosis?

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The growth and repair of body cells, creates 2 ending daughter cells that are identical to each other and the parent cells, 46 chromosomes.

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what are the parts of a chromosome?

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Chromosomes are made from DNA and protein, centrosome, sister chromatids, telomere

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what is a phenotype and genotype?

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phenotype= physical characteristics based on genotype.
Genotype= genetic makeup of an organism

17
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what is an allele

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Variety of a gene

18
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when are recessive alleles expressed?

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When there are no Dominant alleles present.

19
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what is prophase

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Chromosomes are condensing/thickening

20
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what happens in prophase I in meiosis?

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The chromosome’s match up with their homologous pairs and exchange their genetic information making recombinant chromosomes.

21
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what is meiosis?

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The reproduction of gametes/sex chromosomes, 4 ending cells with 23 chromosomes (Reduction division), go through PMAT 2x, all cells have genetic variety.

22
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what does homologous mean?

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approx. the same size, contains the same types if genes (e.g. eye color) in the same location.

23
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What is Metaphase?

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M=middle, chromosomes form a line in the middle of the cell, the nucleus is broken down.

24
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What is Anaphase?

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A= Away, spindle fibers (outside of nucleus) pull the chromatids/chromosomes to the opposite sides of the cells.

25
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What is Telophase?

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chromatids/chromosomes are on opposite sides of the cell and new nuclei start to form around them.

26
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What is cytokinesis and when does it occur?

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finally separates the cytoplasm forming the 2 new daughter cells, occurs after PMAT stages.

27
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what is the starter cell of mitosis and meiosis called?

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A germ cell

28
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What is a fertilized egg called?

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Zygote

29
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What causes variety in meiosis cells?

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Independent assortment + crossing over of chromosomes = variety

30
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what is a nucleotide made up of?

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Phosphate(circle) pentose sugar(pentagon) and nitrogenous base.

31
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what is a histone?

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(macarons) Histones bind to DNA, help give chromosomes their shape, DNA coils around it

32
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what is a chromatin?

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Chromosomes are made from chromatin, chromatin is made from DNA and proteins

33
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what is nucleosome?

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repeating subunit of chromatin packaged inside the cell’s nucleus.

34
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what are gametes?

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Sex chromosomes

35
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what is transcription in protein synthesis?

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when M-RNA copies the complimentary genetic information from DNA to get sent out into the ribosome (R-RNA)

36
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What is the ribosome made up of?

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Ribosomal -RNA

37
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what is translation in protein synthesis?

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T-RNA carries amino acids and each amino acid correlates to a different RNA base codon in 3s, complimentary anti-codon. T-RNA leaves behind its amino acid.

38
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what is an amino acids?

A

Building blocks of protein.

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