Genetics
heterozygous
Naturalist who composed 'On the Origin of Species' after observing various types of birds in the Galapagos
Charles Darwin
List the classification categories from most broad to most specific
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Infection or diseased caused by protein
prion
When is a recessive trait expressed
only when the dominant is absent
Organism with two of the same allele pairs for a trait
homozygous
Studied pea plants which lead to the discovery of how genetic traits are passed down to offspring
Mendel
A named group of organisms
taxon
Nonliving strand of genetic material with protein coat
virus
When is a dominant trait expressed
Benefit of hybridization
1. increased vigor
2. greater genetic diversity
Killed mice using dead lethal bacteria and live nonleathal bacteria
Griffith
Which domain and kingdom are humans classified as
Domain Eukarya, kingdom animalia
Virus with RNA instead of DNA
retrovirus
phenotype
Carries genetic info from DNA to the nucleus to direct protein synthesis (sends a message)
mRNA
Used radioactive labeling with bacteriophages
Hershey and Chase
Scientist that created the first classification system
Aristotle
Autotroph that doesn't use light for energy (uses chemicals)
chemoautotroph
allele pairs in an organism
genotype
Transports amino acids to the ribosome
tRNA
Discovered similar percentages in A and T and G and C in DNA
Chargaff
Write the scientific name for a cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis