Number of chromosomes a human skin cells has
What is 46?
A visualization of an individual's chromosomes
What is a karyotype?
Probability of getting a "r" gamete from an induvial with the genotype "Rr"
What is 50%?
The 2 purines in DNA
What are Adenine and Guanine (A and G)
Number of stop codons
What is 3?
DNA replication occurs during this stage in interphase.
What is "S" phase?
Separation of homologous chromosomes
What is meiosis I?
Inheritance pattern where neither allele is completely dominant and heterozygous individuals have an intermediate phenotype.
What is incomplete dominance?
Cellular damage results in either apoptosis or this
Onto what end of mRNA is the molecule built?
What is 3'?
Apparatus that controls movements of the chromosomes during mitosis
What are spindle fibers/the mitotic spindle
Haploid number for humans
What is n=23?
Phenotype most commonly observed in natural populations for a characteristic
What is Wild type?
Segments of DNA in lagging strand
What are Okazaki fragments?
Section of pre-mRNA that is spliced out
What is an intron?
Checkpoint that makes sure chromosomes are attached to spindle fibers
What is M checkpoint?
This occurs when homologous pairs closely align and non-sister chromatids swap corresponding segments of DNA
What is crossing over?
If a black female cat mates with an orange male cat, what color fur would her male kittens be?
What is black?
Enzyme that "unzips" DNA?
What is helicase?
The modification done to the 3' end of mRNA
What is poly-A tail?
Cancer drug that is known to disrupt depolymerization of microtubules
What is taxol?
A 2n=6 cell can make how many different gametes, given independent assortment of chromosomes?
What is 8?
There are 3 sisters. One with Type A blood, one with Type B blood and one with Type AB blood. Their mother has type A blood. What is their father's blood type?
What is Type B?
Special sequences at the ends of chromosomes
What are telomeres?
Site of Ribosome that holds growing polypeptide
What is the "P" site?