Origin and Chemistry of Life
An amino acid is this type of macromolecule.
Protein
THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL
Mitochondria
Sexual reproduction produces __________ organisms and asexual reproduction produces ___________ organisms.
Unique, Identical
The term to describe the physical trait that comes from a genotype.
Phenotype
Early evolution was driven by this
Radical changes in climate
What is the flow of information as described in the Central Dogma of Biology?
DNA to RNA to Protein
The movement of water across a cell membrane is called
Osmosis
Which mitotic phase is taking place when chromosomes line up at the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
A farmer is breeding cows and their fur color is a polygenic trait. The alleles are White (W), Red (R), and Roan (RW). A white cow is crossed with a spotted, roan cow. If What percentage of offspring will be roan?
50% Roan
The cellular events that turn DNA to RNA, and RNA to proteins are called
Transcription and Translation
Active transport uses energy (ATP), Passive does not
In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
Interphase
When sperm and egg meet, the fertilized cell is called a
Zygote
This type of genetic drift is caused by a subgroup of the species moving to a new location and starting a new population
Founder effect
This gene and protein are mutated in the disease Musclar Dystrophy
Dystrophin
DAILY DOUBLE!
This process describes the passage of molecules in a vesicle to be transferred from the inside to the outside of the cell.
Exocytosis
Chromosomes that share the same genes but with different sequences are in a _____________ pair.
Homologous
The goal of Meiosis is to increase ______________.
Genetic Diversity
The process by which organisms with favorable traits are selected by their environments to survive and reproduce the next generation
Turn the following DNA sequence into a Protein: TAC GCT AAG
MET ARG PHE
ATP
______________ is the exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes during prophase I.
Crossing Over
A dog is a diploid organism with 78 chromosomes. If its reproductive cells undergo meiosis, what number of chromosomes will each cell have?
39
A visual used to map common ancestry
Phylogenetic tree