DNA
Who won the Nobel Prize for discovering the double helix shape?
Watson and Crick
What is a phenotype?
physical appearance
What process makes an mRNA molecule with a copy of the DNA code?
Transcription
Large organ responsible for gas exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen
lungs
ube that transports food from mouth to stomach
esophagus
What four nitrogen bases are in DNA?
A, T, C, G
Different forms of a gene are called this
allele
What process builds a protein from the mRNA code?
Translation
What is the functional unit of a kidney?
Nephron
Organ that absorbs nutrients from food
small intenstine
What are 2 ways DNA and RNA are different?
single/double stranded, uracil in RNA
Cross Tt with tt: What % will be tall?
50%
On mRNA, a set of 3 nitrogen bases that code for one amino acid is called a _?_
Codon
What happens to the number of white blood cells when an infection is present?
Increase
connects muscle to bone
tendon
What is the end result of meiosis?
4 genetically different gametes
If a couple has 4 kids and the first 3 are boys, what is the chance the 4th child will also be a boy?
1/2
Genes determine a person's hair color by coding for _?_ that produces that hair color
Proteins
Blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary artery
Three types of muscle
smooth, cardiac, skeletal
What are all the phases of the cell cycle?
IPMATC
A white chicken and a black chicken have offspring with checkered feathers. What type of inheritance?
Codominance
What is a mistake made during DNA replication that changes a nitrogen base called?
mutation
Part of the neuron that receives the nerve impulse
Dendrites
Top part of the small intestine where digestion is finished
duodenum