The Cell Cycle
What is asexual reproduction?
In animal cells, this is the term for cytokinesis.
What is cleavage?
The name for the cells produced by meiosis
What are gametes?
A heritable feature that varies among individuals.
The transfer of genetic information from a DNA strand into an RNA strand.
What is Transcription?
The phase of the cell cycle where mitosis and cytokinesis occur.
What is the mitotic phase?
This is the phase of mitosis where sister chromatids separate to opposite ends of the cell.
What is anaphase?
Chromosomes that resemble each other in length, centromere position and genes
What are homologous chromosomes?
The physical expression of genes.
What is a phenotype?
The starting point on DNA the allows RNA polymerase to attach and begin transcription.
What is a promoter?
The phase of the cell cycle where chromosome replication occurs.
What is the S phase?
This phase often occurs simultaneously with cytokinesis.
What is telophase?
The total number of stages in meiosis.
What is 8?
An organism that has two identical alleles for a gene are said to be this.
What are homozygous?
The step in transcription and translation where monomers are added to a growing chain.
What is elongation?
The production of gametes is required for this kind of reproduction.
What is sexual reproduction?
The phase of mitosis where chromosomes line up in the middle.
What is metaphase?
The stage of meiosis where crossing over occurs.
What is Prophase 1?
Pp
Heterozygous
The letters and amino acid used in a start codon.
What are AUG, and MET (methionine)?
The name for duplicated chromosomes attached by a centromere.
What are sister chromatids?
The process by which the nucleus and its contents divide evenly into two daughter nuclei
What is mitosis?
The stage of meiosis that produces four haploid daughter cells.
What is Telophase 2?
Each pair of alleles segregates independently of others during gamete formation.
What is Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment?
Where translation takes place.
What is the cytoplasm/ribosome?