DNA
The unique “twisted ladder” shape of DNA.
What is Double Helix?
Having two of the same alleles for a trait (sometimes called purebred).
What is homozygous?
In the nucleus, when mRNA makes a copy of the DNA segment.
What is Transcription?
When a species develops unique traits because it is trapped in one area.
What is Geographic Isolation?
The primary pigment in plants.
What is Chlorophyll?
These units are repeatedly joined together to form DNA.
What are Nucleotides?
This is used to trace ancestry.
What is a Pedigree?
This delivers the correct amino acid to the ribosome.
What is Transfer RNA?
Body parts that function like each other, but are different in structure.
What are Analogous Structures?
This process adds oxygen to the atmosphere.
What is photosynthesis?
This base is always equal to the amount of Adenine.
What is Thymine?
A diagram used to predict an outcome of a cross or breeding experiment.
What is a Punnett Square?
The start codon.
What is "AUG"?
The word that describes a trait which helps an organism survive in its environment.
What is an Adaptation?
In cells, this process produces the most energy.
What is Aerobic Respiration?
The two molecules that form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder.
What is Deoxyribose Sugar and Phosphate?
In a recessive disorder, a person has the trait, but who doesn’t show it.
What is a Carrier?
The final process that produces a polypeptide.
What is Translation?
An organism that has a trait which makes it resemble another species, either in looks or behavior.
What is Mimicry?
What is the Electron Transport Chain?
The memory trick for pairing the bases in DNA.
What is “apples in the tree; cars in the garage”?
The expected phenotypic ratio in a cross between two heterozygous individuals (e.g., Rr x Rr).
What is 3:1?
The location in a cell where proteins are made.
What is the Ribosome?
Body parts of organisms that are the same in structure and position but different in function.
What are homologous structures?
During this process, Glucose is broken down in Pyruvate.