DNA & RNA
The Cell Cycle
Genetic Inheritance
Evolution
100

The nitrogenous base only found in RNA.

What is uracil?

100
The longest phase of the cell cycle.

What is interphase?

100

An individual with two copies of the same allele.

What is homozygous?

100

The name for Lamarck's theory of evolution.

What is the Transmutation of Species?
200

The molecule that takes the genetic code from the nucleus to the ribosome in the cytoplasm.

What is messenger RNA (mRNA)?

200

The phase where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell and prepare to split.

What is metaphase?
200

A diagram that represents the inheritance pattern of a specific trait.

What is a pedigree chart?

200

The mechanism of evolution that is the intentional migration of genetic material from one population to another.

What is gene flow?

300

A nucleotide is held together by these bonds.

What is covalent?

300
Daughter cells produced during meiosis contain half of the number of chromosomes of the organism which is known as _____?

What is haploid?

300

Mendel's law that states that alleles for each gene segregate from each other so that each gamete carries only one allele for each gene.

What is the law of segregation?

300

The formation of a mountain range that separates two species of owls is an example of ___________ speciation.

What is allopatric speciation?

400

The three nucleotide sequence on the tRNA.

What is the anticodon?

400

Spindle fibers attach from the __________ on the sister chromatids to the __________ at the poles of the cell.

What are centromere and centrosome?

400

A father expresses an X-linked dominant disorder. The probability of his daughters inheriting this disorder is ______?

What is 100%

400

Birth weight is an example of this type of speciation.

What is stabilizing speciation?

500

Nam the type of bond and how many are there that connect cytosine and guanine together.

What are 3 hydrogen bonds?

500

Name the reason for genetic diversity in cells produced from meiosis and what stage this occurs.

What is recombination (crossing over) and prophase 1?

500

ABO blood type is an example of codminance. This blood type is known as the "universal acceptor".

What is AB blood type?

500

Name 5 ways the theory of evolution is supported.

What are:

1. Fossil records

2. Anatomical structures

3. Biogeography

4. Embryology

5. Molecular biology

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