Blueprint for life
True or False
Traits are hereditary?
Ture
Replicate means to make a _______ of.
Copy
What does Asexual mean?
Requires only one parent.
Any permanent change in the DNA.
What is the condition called when you have XXY chromosomes. An extra X
Klinefelter syndrome
A __________ is a specific pattern of nucleotides that produce a specific protein or set of proteins.
Gene
What phase is the majority of the cell cycle spent?
Interphase
Asexual reproduction where a new individual develops from a part of a parent that broke off and regenerated into a complete organism.
Fragmentation
Trait
What do XY and XX mean?
XY- Male
XX- Female
How many chromosomes does an average person with no mutations have?
46
23 pairs
The ordered series of events, which moves from growth to division, is called?
The cell cycle
What type of reproduction combines the genetic information of both parents?
Sexual reporiduction
A trait that will help an organism survive in its environment.
Adaptation
What does DNA stand for?
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
A visual representation of an organism's complete set of chromosomes.
Karyogram
What are the 4 phases of Mitosis in order?
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Name one benefit of Sexual reproduction and one benefit of Asexual reproduction.
SR- passing traits along to offspring from both parents
AR- Don't need to find a mate and is faster.
A cell formed by the division of a parent cell.
Daughter cell
True or False
Cell division does not allow cells to repair damaged cells?
False- It does allow
A threadlike structure of DNA and protein found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
Chromosome
When cells divide they produce what?
Daughter cells
What is the difference between Mitosis and Meiosis?
Mitosis- The cell divides once creating 2 daughter cells.
Meiosis- The cell divides twice creating 4 daughter cells.
Give an example of fragmentation.
Starfish
What do genes code to determine an organism's traits?
Proteins.