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Gene
A section of DNA’s nucleotides (a unit of heredity).
DNA VS. RNA Bases
Thymine VS. Uracil
Sequence of Translation
1) mRNA leaves nucleus to ribosome
2) mRNA codon pairs with complementary tRNA anti-codon
3) tRNA brings amino acids to ribosome
4) Amino acids are brought and connected to form a protein
Spindle Fibers
What divides genetic material in a cell when connecting to the centrioles (also known as a microtubules)
Centromere
Part of a chromosome that holds the two chromatids together
Gregor Mendel
1) Discovered DNA in 1869
2) Discovered complete dominance inheritance patterns
Erwin Chargaff
Discovered base pair levels are almost always equal
Rosalin Franklin
Used a technique called X-Ray Diffraction to see the molecule of DNA
James Watson
Showed Rosalin Franklin’s photo in 1953 (known as Picture 51)
Francis Crick
Worked with James Watson to make a model that showed how DNA
1) Carried Info
2) Could be copied
What Creates a Chromosome’s Shape?
DNA’s spirals
Who Proposed Complimentary Base Pair Rules?
James Watson and Francis Crick
Four Base Pairs in DNA
Adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine
James Watson’s Lifetime
June 1928 - present
Francis Crick’s Lifetime
July 1916 - July 2004
When Did James Watson and Francis Crick Win the Nobel Prize?
1962
Use of DNA’s Double Helix Shape
1) Protection
2) Continue forming
3) Spiral into chromosome
Heredity
Traits passed down from parents to offspring
Replication Fork
The “active site” where the DNA strand is split into two and DNA replication takes place
Homologous Chromosomes
Chromosomes with the same length, shape, and set of genes
Why Do Cells Divide?
1) Replace old/worn out/dying cells
2) Replace damaged cells
3) Create new cells for growth/development
Interphase
Phase in which the cell prepares for cell division
G1
Gap 1 - Cell grows in size
S
Synthesis - DNA replication
G2
Gap 2 - Organelles are copied and cell prepares for division