What is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells
100
Where are chromosomes found?
What is in the nucleus of a cell
100
Define "organelles"
What is any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell
200
DNA is the ---------- material in humans and almost all other organisms
What is hereditary
200
What does a "strand" of DNA contain?
What is base pairs of the four chemicals found in DNA.
200
During which phase do chromosomes become visible?
What is during prophase
200
Where are genes found?
What is on chromosomes
200
What are genes?
What is a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring
300
What does DNA stand for?
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid
300
What information is coded into DNA?
DNA is the heritable blueprint for the everything that makes up organisms (including you) from proteins to cells to whole organism form and pattern
300
During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?
What is metaphase
300
How many chromosomes do people have in their bodies?
What is 46
300
Define heredity
What is the transmission of genetic factors to the next generation
400
The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of ____ chemical bases
What is 4
400
What is a "translation" of DNA?
What is a translation is the final step on the way from DNA to protein
400
Genetic information is transferred from parent to daughter cells through the _______
What is the nucleus
400
What do we call the genetic make up of the individual, represented by a set of letters?
What is genotype
400
Define "Double Helix"
What is a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis, in the structure of the DNA molecule.
500
Name the 4 chemical bases that holds information of DNA
What is adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T)
(I told you it was hard!)
500
What is "transcription" of DNA?
What is a transcription is the first step of gene expression, in which a particular segment of DNA is copied into RNA
500
What are the fastest and slowest phases of mitosis
What is
Telophase is the fastest phase of mitosis
Prophase is the slowest phase of mitosis
500
A chromosome is made up of _______ genes
What is 20,000-25,000 protein-coding genes
500
Define "RNA"
What is ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins.
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