Cell Membranes
A molecule with hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties would be called
Amphioathic
Drs Watson and Crick are known for this contribution to biology
DNA’s structure is a double helix
Bacteria multiply via this process
Binary Fission
The term used to describe the physical manifestation of a genotype
Phenotype
When describing how something in biology works, you always look at the
Structure (structure determines function)
Unsaturated fats are _____ at room temperature because of their ________. Saturated fats are _______ at RT because of their _______.
Liquid, double carbon bond, Solid, single carbon bond
The enzyme responsible for preventing supercoiling during DNA replication
Topoisomerase
Programmed cell death is called
Apoptosis
Gregor Mendel originally described them as “heritable factors”
Allele
An area of genetics that describes modifications “on top” of the genome
Epigenetics
This is the main function of proteins in the plasma membrane
Control transport of non semi-permeable molecules
This pair of nucleotides have a stronger bond between strands of DNA because of their _______.
Guanine and cytosine, number of hydrogen bonds
The longest phase of cell division
G1 in Interphase
A cross between two homozygous individuals that display the recessive and dominant traits respectively would yield offspring with what genotype?
Heterozygous
A famous molecular reaction discovered by Kary Mullis.
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Solutes move in this direction in a solution
High to low solute concentration
A piece of circular DNA commonly used in bioengineering
Plasmid
A network of microtubules responsible for organizing chromosomes during cell division
Mitotic spindle
When describing the location of a gene, a scientist would use this term
Locus
A precise and effective therapeutic approach that delivers biologics. It mimics the structure of the cell membrane.
Lipid nanoparticles
Mitochondria have membranes in order to perform this process
Cellular respiration
The term used to describe the entire “collection” of RNA in a cell
Transcriptome
A cell plate forming would indicate that a cell is in which phase of cell division?
Telophase
Geneticists use this model organism to study human sleep patterns, aging, and memory formation
Drosophila melanogaster
Antibiotics work by stalling this cellular machinery
Protein translation complex (ribosomes, mRNA, and tRNA)