Terms I Cant Seem To Remember Pt 2 Flashcards
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Sister chromatids
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Two genetically identical copies of chromosome joined together at the centromere
2
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Frameshift mutation
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A changes in multiple nucleotides that alters the reading frame
3
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How are homologous chromosomes defined
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Matching chromosome pairs one from each parent
4
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Tumor
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Lumps or masses of tissue caused by uncontrollable cell division
5
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What is the end product of transcription
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mRNA
6
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RFLP
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A technique that detects variations in DNA by analyzing the lengths of DNA fragments
7
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What role do ribosomes play in translation
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They direct tRNA to assemble amino acids into proteins
8
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What is translated during the process of translation
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mRNA is translated into amino acids»>proteins
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