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Strands
Nitrogenous
anything goes
Asexual
100
Contains the instructions for making proteins within the cell...
What is DNA
100
What are the teeth of a strand of DNA commonly known as?
What is nitrogenous bases
100
Double ring bases are known as
What is Purines
100
The rule that states that A and T and C and G will only pair up with each other.
What is Chargaff's rule
100
In this process offspring have 100% the same chromosomes as the parent.
What is asexual reproduction
200
Genes are located on these
What is chromosomes
200
One strand of DNA is known as...
What is a polymer
200
Name the four nitrogenous bases
What is cytosine, thymine, adenine, and guanine
200
How much DNA does a cell usually contain
What is 2 meters or about 6 feet and 6 inches
200
This type of reproduction happens to bacteria and protists where every organelle is copied and the organism divides in two.
What is binary fission
300
Chromosomes are made up of this
What is DNA
300
One strand of DNA has millions of this to make a polymer
What is nucleotides
300
Thymine and cytosine___________ because they only have one ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms
What is pyrimidines
300
These traits can be learned
What is acquired
300
This type of asexual reproduction happens whereby a new individual develops from an outgrowth of a parent, splits off, and lives independently.
What is budding
400
DNA is a very long_______________. It has a twisted ladder shape.
What is polymer
400
What is a nucleotide made of
What is phosphate, deoxyribose, and bases
400
The nitrogenous bases that are purines are
What is adenine and guanine
400
The particular alleles (genes) an individual carries
What is Genotype
400
reproduction whereby a single parent breaks into parts that regenerate into whole new individuals.
What is fragmentation
500
What is the proper scientific name of the twisted ladder or zipper shape of DNA?
What is double helix
500
Single ring bases are known as
What is Pyrimidines
500
What do the nitrogenous bases use to stick together?
What is hydrogen bonds
500
An individual with non-identical alleles of a gene
What is heterozygous
500
Reproduction that occurs when a body part has broken off and the organism grows a new one.
What is regeneration