Evolution and Speciation
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce.
What is adaptation?
Complex molecule containing genetic information.
What is DNA?
A cell that has one complete set of chromosomes.
What is Haploid?
malignant growth.
What is cancer?
different forms of a gene represented by a letter.
What is an Allele?
isolation between populations due to physical barriers.
What is geographic isolation?
genetic makeup of an organism represented by letters.
What is a Genotype?
complex of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
What is Chromatin?
programed cell death
What is apoptosis?
family tree that tracks genetic traits.
What is a pedigree chart?
a change in a gene or a chromosome.
What is mutation?
change is a gene or chromosome.
What is mutation?
Produces 2 identical daughter cells.
What is Mitosis?
ends of chromosomes that help to protect DNA.
What are telomeres?
the physical expression of a trait.
What is a Phenotype?
Form of reproductive isolation in which two populations reproduce at different times.
What is Temporal Isolation?
weak attraction that holds the two sides of the DNA together.
What is Hydrogen Bond?
The final stage of cell division.
What is cytokinesis?
a mass of abnormal cells.
What is a tumor?
Enyzme that cuts DNS into a specific sequence.
what are restriction enzymes?
the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in it's environment.
What is fitness?
enzyme that unzips DNA.
What is helicase?
Produces 4 genetically diverse gametes.
What is Meiosis?
Healthy cells stop dividing when they become crowded.
What is contact inhibition?
a condition in which both alleles for a gene are fully expressed.
What is Codominance?