DNA
What molecule stores cellular information?
DNA
What structures build proteins?
Ribosomes
What stage do cells spend most of their time in?
Interphase
What happens during metaphase?
Chromosomes line up in the center
What is a sperm or egg cell called?
Gamete
DNA looks like a twisted what?
Ladder
Making an RNA copy of a gene is called?
Transcription
What must happen to DNA before cell division?
Replication
What separates during anaphase?
Sister Chromatids
What process produces sperm and egg cells?
Meiosis
Adenine pairs with what?
Thymine
What RNA carries genetic information from the nucleus?
mRNA
The cell cycle includes interphase, mitosis, and what?
Cytokinesis
What structure pull chromosomes toward opposite ends?
Spindle fibers
Cells with 2 sets of genes are called?
Diploid
Guanine pairs with what?
Cytosine
Three mRNA nucleotides form a what?
Codon
What are the long, thin strands of DNA during interphase called?
Chromatin
During which phase does the nuclear membrane disappear and chromosomes coil?
Prophase
Sperm and egg cells have one set of genes and are therefore what?
Haploid
What section of DNA coding for a unique protein?
Gene
What RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome?
tRNA
Why does DNA have to replicate before division?
So each daughter cell receives the genetic information
Put these in order: anaphase, prophase, telophase, metaphase
Prophase -> Metaphase -> Anaphase -> Telophase
What is the diploid cell formed after fertilization called?
Zygote