DNA Reivew

Vocab

100

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DNA

200

Shape of DNA

Double Helix

300

Squiggly mass of DNA?

Chromatin

400

DNA forms into?

Chromosomes

500

Two chromosomes attach at the?

Centromere

Parts of DNA

100

Ladder Rungs

Nitrogen Bases

200

DNA is made of?

Sugar, Phosphates, Nitrogen Bases

300

Adenine matches with

Thynine

400

Guanine matches with?

Cytosine

500

DNA can do what quickly?

Copy itself

Traits

100

What is a recessive trait?

Trait that is not seen

200

What is a dominant trait?

Trait that is always seen

300

Physical appearance or trait is called?

Phenotype

400

Genetic code for a trait?

Genotype

500

Two traits that are both seen

Codominance

DNA

100

DNA translated into shorter molecules are called?

RNA

200

RNA is used to form?

Amino Acids

300

Amino acids are used to form?

Protiens

400

XX Chromosomes

Female

500

XY Chromosomes

Male

Extra

100

How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

200

Differences in the genetic make up of an individual

variation

300

Genetic diagram of of a persons Chromosomes

Karyotype

400

An Environmental factor that causes a mutation (like UV light, or chemicals)

Mutagen

500

A way to treat some genetic mutations.

Gene Therapy