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YeaTE Flashcards

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1
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What does DNA stand for?

A

Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid

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Where is DNA found?

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DNA is found in the nucleus of cells or the nucleoid region of bacteria (prokaryotes)

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What is DNA?

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DNA is the blueprints to create an organism

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How is DNA shaped?

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DNA is shaped as a double helix, a double staircase

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What are the 4 bases of DNA?

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Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

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What does adenine pair with?

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Adenine pairs with thymine

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What does Guanine pair with?

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Guanine pairs with cytosine

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What does thymine pair with?

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Thymine pairs with adenine

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What does cytosine pair with?

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Cytosine pairs with guanine

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What is the DNA structure/system made of?

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DNA is made from the sugar phosphate back bone

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How many chromosomes do humans have?

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Humans have 23 chromosomes

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How is the human genome categorized?

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The human genome is a book series, chromosomes are the books and DNA is the sentences in the books

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True or false; Your genome provides limits for your potential

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True

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True of false; The social etc environments someone experiences determines if your potential is met

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True

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15
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What are hereditary genes?

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They are genes inherited from your relatives (parents)

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DNA replication is what?

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Creating identical DNA

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Mitosis is what?

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Creating an identical cell

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Meiosis is what?

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Meiosis is making minis of the creator

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Why is mitosis useful?

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Repairing, replacement and growth of cells

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Why is meiosis useful?

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Reproduction using a parents cells (allows for offspring different from that of the parents, allows for adaptations)

21
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Why may scientists collect DNA?

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So DNA can be compared to others, for example; diseased DNA vs normal DNA

22
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What is CRISPR?

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CRISPR is gene editing software that allows for the precise modification of a gene

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