What is Deoxyribose...although we leave out the letters "se" when we spell Deoxyribonucleic Acid
100
This is the branch of Biology that focuses on heredity
What is Genetics
100
He is known as the father of Genetics and his experiment with peas led to our modern understanding of Genetics
Who is Gregor Mendel
100
The bases pairs linked in the middle of a strand of DNA contain this element
What is Nitrogen
100
This is a single-stranded nucleic acid
What is RNA
200
This is what the shape of DNA has come to be known as
What is a double helix
200
The different versions of a gene or the "traits" are called
What is Alleles
200
This is the diagram Mendel used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross by considering all possible combinations of gametes
What is a Punnett Square
200
DNA is made up of three parts: a phosphate group, a sugar molecule and a nitrogen-containing base. Together, these 3 parts are known as this
What is a Nucleotide
200
Uracil, a nitrogen-containing base found in RNA, is bonded to this other nitrogen-containing base
What is Adenine
300
DNA is made up of sugar, bases and this
What is a phosphate group
300
This is the set of alleles that an individual has for a character, usually denoted with two letters
What is Genotype
300
When a dominant allele is present with a recessive allele, this genotype can be described as this
What is heterozygous
300
These are the two purines
What are Adenine and Guanine
300
The instructions for making a protein are transferred from a gene to an RNA molecule in a process called
What is Transcription
400
These guys were the first to come up with a proper model of DNA
Who are Watson and Crick
400
This is the physical appearance of a character
What is Phenotype
400
When two dominant alleles are present, this genotype can be described as this
What is Codominant or homozygous
400
These are the two pyrimidines
What are Thymine and Cytosine
400
Cell use 2 different types of RNA to read the instructions on the RNA molecule and put together the amino acids that make up a protein in the process called
What is Translation
500
This is how long the DNA in each cell would stretch out if extracted and placed in a straight line
What is 6 feet
500
When two alleles occur together, this is the one that will usually be completely expressed
What is Dominant
500
This is the term given to a family history that shows how a trait is inherited over several generations
What is Pedigree
500
This is the base that replaces Thymine in RNA
What is Uracil
500
The entire process by which proteins are made based on the information encoded in DNA is called