Who Gets Cancer and Why?
Express them Genes
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How'd you get those traits?
100

Why are some cancers more common than others?

Different organs have more cells that can divide than others.

100

Translation happens in the _______ of a cell

Ribosome

100

Helicase is an ________ that unzips the DNA

Enzyme

100

BB is a genotype that codes for the phenotype of black hair. If someone has black hair and a BB genotype they are considered to be ______________.

Homozygous Dominant

200

During Prophase of Mitosis DNA condenses into ________ before beginning division.

sister chromatids / chromosomes

200

Transcription happens in this organelle

Nucleus

200

Tumors are large clumps of mutated cells. These tumors can either be cancerous or noncancerous. Cancerous tumors are considered to be ________.

Malignant 

200

B is a dominant trait for blue eyes, b is a recessive trait for green eyes. What is the phenotype of someone who received the dominant eye color trait from mom but the recessive trait from dad.

Blue eyes

300

Non-cancer cells become cancer cells when _______ fails to regulate cell division.

p53

300
What is the difference between RNA and DNA?

The nucleotide sequence for RNA includes a U instead of a T

300

Besides height and age, _________ can also have an affect on rate of cancer

geographical location

300

Suzy is homozygous recessive for curly hair. If C is dominant for straight hair and c is dominant for curly what is her genotype?

cc

400

During what phase of the cell cycle can p53 fail to recognize a mutated DNA sequence that happens during DNA replication?

S phase

400

Transcription is the process in which...

DNA is transcribed into RNA

400

What happens during Metaphase in Mitosis?

The sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell.

400

D is dominant for dark hair, d is recessive for light hair. What is the percent chance of a child having light hair if the dad is heterozygous and the mom is recessive.

50%

500

p53 gene is expressed through this process

gene expression / protein synthesis

500

During translation RNA is translated into __________ which are the subunits of a protein

Amino Acids

500

What is a gene? What does it code for?

A gene is a segment of DNA that codes for a protein.

500

If T is dominant for shortness and t is recessive for tallness. The phenotype of a heterozygous individual would be _________.

Short
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