DNA
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in this many daughter cells.
Four
This is the term for the physical characteristics or traits of an organism.
Phenotype
This cell structure contains most of the DNA in eukaryotic organisms.
Nucleus
This type of cell division occurs in somatic cells.
Mitosis
The genetic makeup of an organism is referred to as this.
Genotype
What are the four nucleotide bases in the DNA
The four nucleotide bases in DNA are adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).
Meiosis produces cells that are genetically this, unlike the identical cells produced by mitosis.
These alternative forms of a gene arise from mutations.
Alleles
This term describes the weak bonds that hold the two strands of DNA together.
hydrogen bonds
This process occurs during prophase I of meiosis but not in mitosis.
Crossing Over
The units of heredity that are passed from parent to offspring are called this.
Genes
These repeating units, consisting of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base, are the building blocks of DNA.
Nucleotides
While mitosis maintains the chromosome number, meiosis reduces it to this fraction.
Half
Gregor Mendel studied inheritance patterns using these plants.
Pea Plants