Homeostasis
The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
How many chromosomes do humans have?
46
List 5 genes
Hair color
Eye color
Height
Cancer
Bone protein
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Who was Wilson in the movie Cast Away?
How does insulin keep your body in homeostasis?
It takes glucose out of the blood and stores it for later use.
How many chromosomes do gametes have?
Sperm and eggs have 23 each
A red and a white flower cross to make a red and white polka dotted flower. What type of selection is this an example of?
Codominance
What are the nucleotide base pairs?
A-T
C-G
Who was the 28th president of the united states?
Woodrow Wilson
In terms of homeostasis, what is a set point?
What do you call a fertilized egg?
A zygote
A red and a white flower cross to make a pink flower. What type of selection is this an example of?
Incomplete dominance
What are chromosomes made of?
DNA and winding proteins
First name of the main actor in the movie "The Internship" and "Wedding Crashers"
Owen
What is a negative feedback loop?
A negative feedback loop is a reaction that causes a decrease in function. It occurs in response to some kind of stimulus.
How many genetically unique daughter cells does meiosis produce?
4
The set of all genes necessary to specify an organism's complete list of characteristics is known as the
Genome
What do you call the different forms of a gene?
An allele
Character Dwight Schrute's real first name
Rainn
What is a positive feedback loop?
A positive feedback loop occurs in nature when the product of a reaction leads to an increase in that reaction.
What is the difference between meiosis and mitosis?
Meiosis makes gametes. Mitosis makes new somatic cells.
A male with colorblindness marries a female who is a carrier. What is the percent chance that their daughter will have color blindness?
50%
What is the complementary mRNA strand to: CGCATGTAGCGA
GCGUACAUCGCU
One of the colleges that QB Russell Wilson attended.
University of Wisconsin