Genes
Plants
Bacteria and Virus
Mutations
Lagniappe
100

The father of genetics

Gregor Medel

100

Has one main vein

Pinnate

100

Bacteria reproduce by

Binary fission

100

To add a DNA base

addition

100

A type of DNA fingerprinting

gel electrophoresis

200

What is the male genotype?

XY

200

What allows food to travel downward in plants?

Phloem

200

Which shape means spiral?

Sprillium

200

To remove a base and add a different one

substitution

200

Natural clones

twins

300

How many chromosomes are in a diploid cell?

46

300

What type of tissue allows for growth?

Meristematic tissue

300

which shape mean rod shaped?

Bacillis
300
When a piece of a chromosome is removed, flipped over, and reattached

inversion

300

An enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific site

restriction enzyme

400

What controls cellular differentiation?

Homeotic genes
400

Means to split with water

hydrolysis

400
Which cycle has a latent period?

Lysogenic cycle

400

Causes a mutation in a gamete

germ mutation

400

What language is used in binomial nomenclature?

latin

500

What are the three gene mutations?

addition, substitution, and deletion

500

How are plants classified?

with or without vascular tissue, with or without seeds
500

What two ways do bacteria get new genetic information?

conjugation and transformation

500

Which mutation causes the most problems

germ mutation

500

What is the taxonomy order?

D, K, P, C, O, F, G, S

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