DNA Basics
This is the shape of DNA
A double helix (Twisted Ladder)
This is the type of RNA produced during Transcriptions
mRNA (Messenger RNA)
The stage the cell spends the most time in (also the ending of its normal growth stage)
Interphase
The cellular membrane disappears and the chromatin begins to coil up
Prophase
The complex structure of DNA is evidence for a powerful _______
Creator
Adenine pairs with ________
Thymine
The process of replication will result in two identical _______
DNA sets
In this stage, the cytoplasm is divided and two new cells are formed
Cytokinesis
At the end of mitosis, the number of chromosomes temporarily is _______
Doubled
A group of three nucleotides forms a _____, the "language" of DNA/RNA
Codon
Cytosine pairs with _______
Guanine
In RNA, Thymine is replaced with ______
Uracil
The chromosomes line up at the center of the cell
Metaphase
The name for the new pair of cells after mitosis
These types of cells have one pair of genes
Haploid
A section of a DNA molecule that codes for a unique protein
Gene
This is the first step in the DNA replication process
Enzyme "unzips" the DNA into two halves
Sister chromatids divide into separate chromosomes
Anaphase
The name for the identical copies of chromosomes
Sister Chromatids
These types of cells have two pairs of genes
Diploid
Double up
These are the three parts of a nucleotide
Sugar, Phosphate, Base
Codons code for about 20 different __________ that are used to build proteins
Anticodons
Double up
New chromosomes reach opposite ends of the cell and uncoil
Telophase
Matching pairs of chromosomes are called __________ pairs.
Homologous
The argument that certain biological systems cannot have evolved by successive small modifications to pre-existing functional systems through natural selection, because no less complex system would function
Irreducible Complexity