Gametes
Meiosis
RNA
Protein Synthesis
Genetics
100
Word used to describe the pairs of chromosomes that line up in metaphase I.
What is homologous chromosomes?
100
Meiosis results in
4 haploid daughter cells
100
The base found in RNA but not DNA.
What is uracil?
100
Proteins are made of these.
What are amino acids?
100
A piece of DNA which is transferred from a parent to offspring and tells cells how to make one protein.
What is a gene?
200
If the organism has 48 cells in their eyeball, they will have this many in their sperm.
What is 24?
200
What type of cells are made in meiosis?
Sperm and egg cells
200
Location where RNA is made.
What is the nucleus?
200
What RNA forms from the following DNA
C C C A C G T C T
G G G U G C A G A
200
T or t are called this.
What are alleles?
300
Egg cells bring this in addition to a haploid set of chromosomes.
What is cytoplasm?
300
What is crossing over?
The exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes resulting in a mixture of genetic material in an offspring.
300
Name of the process of making RNA.
What is transcription?
300
How many nucleotides are in a codon?
What is 3?
300
The following ____________dominant or recessive.
tt
What is homozygous recessive?
400
Location of meiosis.
What are specialized organs such as flowers, ovaries and testicles?
400
Which phase is the following:
Metaphase 1
400
The message that RNA carries contains instructions for making this.
What is one protein?
400
What happens to the string of amino acids after it is linked up at the ribosome?
It is folded.
400
In Squidward’s family, a blue body color (B) is dominant to green (b). Determine the phenotype for the following:
Bb
What is Blue body color?
500
Only these organisms do meiosis.
What are sexual reproducers?
500
Which phase is the following:
Anaphase II
500
The RNA instructions are carried out at these.
What are ribosomes?
500
A mistake in the code that can cause a misfolded protein is called this.
What is a mutation?
500
SpongeBob is known for his big round eyes (R), which is dominant over an oval eye shape (r). If he is heterozygous for his round eye shape and marries a woman with oval eye shape, what type of eyes might the kids have?
50% Rr
50% rr