DNA
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Cell division
Protein Synthesis and Vocabulary
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What is DNA?

DNA is the genetic code or instruction that is passed from parent to child

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How many parents are needed?

In sexual reproduction 2 parents are needed, sperm+egg

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How many parents are needed?

1

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What type of cell is created in Mitosis?

In Mitosis the cell created is body cells

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The process of generating mRNA from DNA.

Transcription

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DNA remains in the cytoplasm in...

Prokaryotes

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Is the offspring genetically different or the same?

The offspring produced is genetically different 

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Is the offspring identical or genetically different?

The offspring produced by Asexual is identical(clone)

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What type of cell is created in Meiosis?

The cell created in Meiosis is gametes 

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the genetic make up of an individual that can be homozygous or heterozygous

genotype

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What is complementary to the following strand?

ACTGTC

TGACAG

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What are some advantages of Asexual Reproduction?

Fast process

No mate required

Less ATP needed

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How many cell divisions?

In Mitosis there is 1, Meiosis there are 2

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Your traits or outward appearance

Phenotype

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Which process is responsible for copying DNA

Replication

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What are disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

Lots of ATP needed

Slow process



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Function of Mitosis?

Mitosis is to repair + grow the body + asexual reproduction

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If the DNA has the following sequence, what would be the sequence of the resulting mRNA?

ATCGAC

UAGCUG

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What is the name for the process that synthesizes proteins from an existing mRNA strand?

Translation.

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True or False. The offspring are more resistant to disease.

False.

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The picture below shows chromosomes from a cell undergoing which form of cell division

 Meiosis

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Use the codon chart below to determine the sequence of CGA - UCA - GCU - UGA

Arg - Ser - Ala

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