From DNA to protein
The number of nucleotides make up a codon. (How many letters of DNA do we read at a time?
True or false: Cells spend the majority of their time dividing, not resting.
Mitosis or Meiosis: This cycle creates cells that are identical to eachother
Mitosis
A change in the DNA sequence
Mutation
An empty square in a pedigree represents...
a male individual without the trait
Transcribe this DNA sequence: ACG
UGC
____________ is a disease that can be caused by a mistake in the cell cycle.
Cancer
Mitosis or Meiosis: This cycle creates gametes (egg and sperm cells)
Meiosis
A ______________ mutation occurs when a single nucleotide is replaced with a different one
Point/substitution
Translate this codon: CUA
Leucine (Leu)
The longest phase of the cell cycle is ______________________
Inerphase
Humans have 23 sets of chromosomes, meaning each body cell has 46 total chromosomes. What is our DIPLOID chromosome number?
46
Identify the type of mutation
AGC CUU
AGC ACU U
Insertion
When a dominant allele is paired with a recessive allele (Rr), which trait does the organism present?
Dominant (R)
The location that DNA is stored
Nucleus
The cell divides during _________________
M-phase or mitotic phase or mitosis
Mitosis or Meiosis: An organism that reproduces asexually uses this process.
Mitosis
True or false: A mutation is always harmful
false
Different variations of a gene are called ______________
Alleles
True or false: All of your cells contain the same DNA
True
Before the cell divides, DNA is replicated during ________________
S phase or interphase
What does PMAT stand for?
The stages of Mitosis: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
True or false: Mutations can create new variation in traits
True
Genes that are located on the Y chromosome can only be inherited from which parent?
Father