DNA/Genetics
What is the shape of a DNA molecule commonly referred to as?
Twisted Ladder or Double Helix
The cytoplasm is divided and two new cells are formed.
Cytokinesis
Alleles for a dominant trait are represented with _____________ letters.
Capital
A common phrase for Natural Selection is ___________________.
True or False?
Modern Evolutionists believe that mutations introduce information to produce new traits.
Truw
What are the 3 parts that make up a nucleotide?
A cell copies its DNA toward the end of this normal growth phase.
Interphase
A Tt plant is crossed with a tt plant. What genotypes would you expect the offspring to have?
Some Tt and some TT
Darwin's explanation for the theory of natural selection includes all of the following except
A. that individuals in a species compete for the things needed to survive
B. that mutations cause new traits to be formed in populations
C. that some individuals have traits that make them better able to compete
D. that with each new generation, the traits that better allow survival become more common
B. that mutations cause new traits to be formed in populations
Different groups of organisms that God created to be distinct from each other are known as ____________.
kinds
A gene is a section of a DNA molegule that codes for a unique ____________.
Protein
The chromosomes are lined up at the center of the cell.
Metaphase
Which is an example of codominance?
an offspring showing two different colors.
What is the process by which organisms with certain adaptations survive to pass on their traits to a greater number of offspring?
Natural Selection
Which of the following present(s) a problem for evolutionists attempting to use homologous structures to prove ancestry?
A. A common designer could also be responsible for the homologous structures that we observe
B. Animals do not have homologous structures
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
A. A common designer could also be responsible for the homologous structures that we observe
Codons Code for about 20 different _________ _________ that are used to build proteins.
Amino Acids
New chromosomes reach opposite ends of the cell and uncoil.
Telophase
What is the study of how traits are passed from one generation to the next called?
Heredity
The random change in the ratio of alleles in a population over time is known as ___________ __________.
Genetic Drift
Because a whale's flipper and a bat's wing have similar bone structure, evolutionists refer to the body parts as ______________ _____________.
Homologous Structures
Which RNA is produced during transcription?
messenger RNA (mRNA)
Sister chromatids divide into separate chromosomes.
Anaphase
The letters that help visualize a pea plant's genetic makeup are called its _______________.
Genotype
Does selection create or remove genetic information?
Explain.
Removes .....
What is genetic load? And how does the concept of genetic load provide evidence against evolution?
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