Unit A: Section 3.0 Flashcards

1
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What are the blueprints for an organism?

A

DNA

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2
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What does DNA stand for?

A

Deoxyribonucleic acid

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3
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What is DNA found in?

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The nucleus of a cell

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4
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What did Watson and Frick find?

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By unraveling the structure of DNA, Watson and Crick revealed how the same chemical building blocks could carry such a wide range of instructions needed for the diversity we observe in the living world.

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5
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What does a DNA molecule look like?

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A ladder twisted into a spiral

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6
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What are the four different chemicals in the DNA?

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Thymine
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine

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7
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What is the genetic code?

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The way that the chemicals in DNA are arranged. GC and AT are pairs

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8
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What are chromosomes?

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The way that DNA arranges itself in a cell.

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9
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How many chromosomes does each human cell contain?

A

46 chromosomes

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10
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In what way do chromosomes organize themselves?

A

In pairs

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11
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What is a gene?

A

An uninterrupted segment of

DNA, which contains coded instructions

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12
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Where are genes located?

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Genes are located on the chromosomes

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13
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Where are genes located?

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Each chromosome contains numerous gene

locations.

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14
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How are genes found?

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In pairs, both genes in a pair carry DNA instructions for
the same thing. The genes occupy
matching locations on the two chromosomes.

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15
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What are alleles?

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The possible forms that genes come in. E.g. Red Hair, Blue Hair etc

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16
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What is mitosis responsible for?

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Mitosis occurs in the body cells of multicellular organisms and is responsible for the growth and cellular repair of a multicellular organism.

17
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What is meiosis?

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Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces cells with only half the DNA of a normal cell. Because each gamete has only half the DNA of a normal cell, when the male and female gametes unite, the zygote has a complete set of DNA

18
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What is mitosis to do with?

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Binary fission, and growth and cellular repair in a multicellular organism

19
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What is the difference between meiosis and mitosis?

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Meiosis is two cell divisions that only produces half the DNA of a cell. Mitosis is one cell division that produces cells with identical information

20
Q

Explain how mitosis works?

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1: The chromosomes duplicate
2: Then the nucleus disintegrates
3: The cell is split in half taking half the chromosomes and now there are 2 cells

21
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Explain hoe meiosis works?

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1: the chromosomes duplicate
2: they swap information
3: and then the cell splits in half and then split in half again making 4 cells with half the information

22
Q

What are traits?

A

Characteristics

23
Q

What are purebred organisms?

A

An organism which has ancestors with all the same traits

24
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What are hybrid organisms?

A

Organisms with ancestors with different traits

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What are dominant traits?
Traits that will take over when presented against a recessive traits
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What is a recessive trait?
A trait that does not dominate
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What is incomplete dominance?
When neither trait is completley dominant
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What is the inherited material responsible for variation?
DNA
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What did Oswald Avery discover?
DNA