DNA
Making Protein
Genetic Vocab
Misc
100
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
100
In what cell organelle in eukaryotes is DNA found?
In the nucleus.
100
An organism that has the same allele for both copies of a particular gene is said to be ________.
Homozygous.
100
A _________ trait is a trait that is covered over or dominated by another form of that trait and seems to disappear.
Recessive.
200
What are the four base pairs that make up DNA's code?
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, & Cytosine
200

Another molecule is created from DNA to carry the genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. What is the molecule that is used to communicate this genetic information called?

mRNA (Messenger RNA)

200
An organism that has two different alleles for a particular gene is said to be ________.
heterozygous.
200
A ________ gene describes a trait that cover over or dominates another form of that trait.
dominant.
300
What is the shape of a DNA molecule called?
A double helix
300

What is the name of the process of DNA making RNA?

Transcription

300
A _________ is the genetic makeup of an organism.
Genotype.
300

What tool is used to predict the probability of a trait showing in offspring?

Punnett square

400

When DNA is organized and prepared for cell division, what are the structures of DNA called? (Hint: You have 23 pairs of these organized DNA structures.)

Chromosomes

400
In ribosomes, the genetic information carried by RNA is translated into the building blocks of proteins. What is the name of these protein building blocks?
Amino Acids
400
A _________ is the physical appearance of an organism as a result of its genes.
Phenotype.
400

Is it possible for a homozgyous recessive parent and a homozygous dominant parent to produce an offspring that will show the recessive trait? 

No

500

What are sections of DNA that code for a single protein called?

Genes

500
All of the work in a cell is done by ________, the molecules for which DNA and RNA provide the code. (What molecule name goes in the blank.)
Proteins.
500

The only time a recessive phenotype shows is when the genotype is... 

Homozygous recessive OR two small letters

500

If a homozygous dominant and a homozygous recessive parent for any trait reproduce, what genotypes will their children have?

Heterozygous

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