cell cycle/meiosis
phase where a cell spends most of its life
interphase
the DNA base pair corresponding with adenine
what is thymine?
the basic unit of heredity
what is a gene?
An entry point for both the respiratory and digestive systems
What is the mouth?
what is the esophagus?
the products of mitosis
what are two identical daughter cells?
the DNA "unzipper"
What is helicase?
A population of birds from the mainland colonize an island, eventually becoming a new species.
what is the founder effect?
major vessel returning to the heart
what is the vena cava?
the organ responsible for water absorption
what is the large intestine?
cells making up bodily tissues; excludes reproductive cells
what are somatic cells?
the idea of DNA coding for RNA coding for proteins
The inheritance pattern of conditions such as colorblindness and hemophilia
What is X-linked?
movement of smooth muscle in the digestive tract
what is peristalsis?
the two segments of the small intestine where most nutrients are absorbed
what are the ileum and jejunum
what is anaphase 1
sealer of the gaps between Okazaki fragments
what is DNA ligase?
changes in allele frequency due to random chance
what is genetic drift?
space in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
what is the alveoli
structures increasing surface area, allowing absorption of nutrients such as amino acids and glucose
what are villi?
what is crossing over?
a mutation that results in a stop codon, where protein synthesis should have continued
what is a nonsense mutation?
alleles do not influence each other when sorting into gametes
what is the law of independent assortment?
the phase where the ventricles contract
what is systole?
the liver, pancreas, and gall bladder
what are accessory organs?