Genetics
Natural Selection
Protein Synthesis
Artificial Selection
Mrs. Broad's class
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An organism's physical appearance is called this.

What is a phenotype?

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The process through which some organisms are more successful at surviving and reproducing because of their adaptations.

What is natural selection?

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This nitrogen base is in RNA but NOT in DNA.

What is uracil or U?

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A baby whose genetics are tested and modifies before implantation.

What is designer baby?

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The number of days of school I have been away this semester.

What is 1?

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This is the term that refers to the physical characteristics that are studied in genetics.
What is a trait?
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A change in structure or behavior that makes it easier for an animal to survive in a certain environment.

What is adaptation?

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The order of bases along a gene determines the order in which these are put together to form a protein.
What is amino acids?
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The abbreviation for organisms whose DNA sequence is altered by humans.

What is GMOs?

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The place I should access notes when I miss class.

What is our class Team?

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An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is called this.

What is homozygous?

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A population of birds may have variations among their beaks because of this environmental factor.

What is different food source?

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This copies the coded message from the DNA and carries it into the ribosome.

What is messenger RNA?

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IVF is an example of this.

What are reproductive technologies?

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My favourite colour. 

What is purple?

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If this type of allele is present, its trait will appear in the organism.
What is dominant?
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The type of adaption describes a camel's wide hooves.

What is structural adaptation?

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This carries amino acids and adds them to the growing proteins.

What is transfer RNA (tRNA)?

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The question of whether something is morally bad or good. 

What is ethics?

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The activity we did on the first day of school.

What is living vs. non-living activity?

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The name of the squares we use to look at two traits at once.

What are Dihybrid Punnett squares?

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The term for the factors that affect the survival of a species.

What is selective pressure?

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A biological mutagen.

What is bacteria? Or what is virus?

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Gene Therapy is being used to try and cure this.

What is inherited blindness or sickle cell diease?

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The place Mrs. Broad was born.

What is the UAE?