DNA & RNA
What do we call a unit of DNA that is transcribed into RNA and results in a functional product?
What is a gene?
What bond attaches amino acids together?
What is a peptide bond?
Which process sorts DNA fragments by size?
What is gel electrophoresis?
What term describes heritable changes across generations?
What is evolution?
What is a diagram that shows common ancestry?
What is a phylogenetic tree or cladogram?
Where does transcription begin in eukaryotic DNA?
What is a promoter?
What site do codons and anticodons first bind at during translation?
What is an A site?
Why is Taq polymerase used in PCR?
What is because it is heat stable?
What type of selection favors one extreme trait?
What is directional selection?
What type of isolation is it when two species breed at different times?
What is temporal isolation?
What type of RNA is produced directly from eukaryotic gene transcription?
What is pre-mRNA?
What is the process of removing introns and connecting exons?
What is splicing?
What is a small circular piece of DNA usually seen in bacteria?
What is a plasmid?
What type of structure is a whale’s hind limb bones?
What is a vestigial structure?
What term refers to gene exchange among populations via migration?
What is gene flow?
What are the non-coding regions removed during mRNA processing called?
What are introns?
What might cause transcription rates to decrease in gene expression?
What technology is used to directly edit genes?
What is CRISPR-Cas9?
What is the original source of genetic variation?
What is mutation?
Which geological feature tends to have the most endemic species?
What is an isolated ocean island in the tropics?
What protein synthesizes mRNA in eukaryotes?
What is RNA Polymerase II?
What would a mutation in a gene's promoter region likely affect?
What is the rate of transcription?
How can bacteria be used to make human insulin?
What is recombinant DNA?
A population of crickets is reproductively isolated by different songs. What is this called?
What is behavioral isolation?
What do we call speciation due to geographic separation?
What is allopatric speciation?