Mitosis/miosis
What percent of the time is your cell in interphase?
What does the A and G stand for in the 4 main types of DNA structure
Adenine and Guanine
A gene is:
A set of homologous chromosomes
What is the difference between anterior and posterior
Anterior is towards the front and posterior is towards the back.
The cardiovascular system moves _____ throughout the body
Blood
What is meiosis?
A type of cell division that makes gamete cells
What is the long name for DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What are some examples of traits?
Eye color, Hair color, weight
Physiology is the study of:
The function of the body
How many bones are in the human body? and How many of those are in the axial skeleton?
206 bones in the body and 80 are in the axial skeleton
How is meiosis different than mitosis?
Meiosis makes four non-identical cells
What did Rosalind franklin find out?
That DNA is twsited
What is a dominant and recessive allele?
Dominant- The stronger variation of a gene
Recessive- The weaker variation of a gene
What is gross anatomy?
Studying parts on a larger scale
What is PNS and CNS?
The CNS regulates body motion and it stands for the central nervous system
The PNS provides sensory information for the CNS and it stands for the peripheral nervous system
Name the 4 phases of mitosis and give a brief description of what happens in each phase.
Prophase-The chromosomes condense
Metaphase-The chromosomes come to the middle
Anaphase-The chromosomes split apart into 2
Telophase- The nucleus is starting to form again
The process of which DNA copies itself is called:
Transcription
True or False: The genotype is not observable
True
Give an example of 2 distal body parts:
(or any you think of)
True or False:
1.The dermis is the deepest layer of the skin
2.Sweat exits the skin through the pores
3.Fingernails grow about 1 mm per week
1.False
2.True
3.True
A skin cell from an organism has 24 chromosomes. If this cell undergoes interphase and then completes one round of mitosis, how many chromosomes and how many chromatids will be in each resulting daughter cell the moment mitosis finishes?
Each daughter cell will have 24 chromosomes and 24 chromatids.
How does DNA replicate itself?
DNA unzips like a and each separated side acts as a pattern or mold to build an exact matching new side resulting in two identical copies.
What is a punnet square used for?
It is used to discover the probability that an offspring will express a specific trait.
Whats the difference between inferior and superior?
Superior:Going up towards the body
Inferior: Going down away from head
Where does the majority of digestion and nutrient absorption take place for the digestive system?
In the small intestine