Mitosis
Cell division for growth and repair
What is mitosis?
In the nucleus of a plant or animal cell
Where is DNA stored?
When a base is added
What is insertion?
Different versions of a gene
What is an allele?
The cells created by the division of the parent cell
What are daughter cells?
A unit of genetic information
What is a gene?
When a base is deleted
What is deletion?
Set of observable traits
What is a phenotype?
A stage of the cell cycle where the cell is growing and copying the DNA
What is the interphase?
A-T and G-C
What are the base pairs?
When a base is replaced
What is substitution?
Set of genes. E.g., Tt
What is a genotype?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
What are the 4 stages of mitosis?
A name for the structure of DNA
What is a double helix?
A change to a single base
What is a point mutation?
A genotype in which the alleles are the same
What is a homozygous genotype?
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How many chromosomes are in a human cell?
A molecule
What is DNA?
Insertion and deletion
What types of point mutation can cause a frameshift?
A genotype in which the alleles are different
What is a heterozygous genotype?