Definitions
Chromosome
The condensed threads of chromatin found in the nucleus of a cell
Haploid cell
The number of homologous pairs in a cell represented by the number n
mRNA's nucleotides determines the nucleotides of _______
tRNA
Name the factors contributing to make you who you are
Genetic, Environmental, Spiritual
When a female species goes through meiosis to form gametes, what are the final products of meiosis?
1 egg and 3 useless polar bodies
Transcription
The process of making a strand of RNA from a strand of DNA
3 base sequence of mRNA is called what
Codon
3 base sequence of DNA is called
triplet
Which scientist named the 4 nucleotides
Kossel
3 base sequence of tRNA is called
anticodon
Chromatid
One of the two identical copies of a replicated chromosome joined by a centromere
3 cells have a diploid number of 30 and go through mitosis. How many cells result?
6
Cell has 28 pairs of homologous chromosomes. What is its diploid number and haploid number?
56, 28
In DNA, adenine combines with
Thymine
What is the name of the amino acid that starts the protein?
Methionine
Translation
The process of using RNA to make proteins
DNA has 150 nucleotides (not a complete sequence). How many amino acids will be in the resulting polypeptide chain?
150/3=50
Each polypeptide is determined by a triplet
6 cells with a diploid number of 32 go through meiosis. How many cells result?
6 x 4 = 24
Each diploid cell creates 4 new haploid cells.
Name the bonds that combine the nitrogenous bases together
Hydrogen
Tell me the 3 stop Codons
UGA, UAA, UAG
Diploid Cell
The total number of chromosomes represented by 2n in a cell
3 cells have a diploid number of 30 and go through mitosis. How many total chromsomes are in each cell resulting in the process.
30
Mitosis creates identical cells.
6 cells with a diploid number of 32 go through meiosis. How many total chromosomes are in each new cell created?
16
Each cell is a haploid so half the number of the diploid
DNA is composed of what
deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous bases
Name the 4 nitrogenous bases in RNA
adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil