Discoveries
Mendel worked closely with which plant when studying inheritance?
Pea plants
What organelle is responsible for making proteins?
Ribosome
Which base pairs with A
T
Which phase of mitosis has all the chromosomes lined up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
Which mutation inserts a nucleotide into the DNA?
Insertion
This scientist used two different strains of bacteria to discover that information was being transferred between them
Frederick Griffith
What step of protein synthesis occurs in the nucleus?
Transcription
What shape is DNA?
Double Helix
Which phase does a cell spend most of its life in?
Interphase
Which type of chromosomal mutation involves removing a large chunk?
Deletion
Mendel
DNA is used as a template to make what for protein synthesis?
mRNA
What makes up the backbone of DNA?
Sugar and phosphate
DNA is replicated during which phase of the cell cycle?
S Phase
Which mutation involves a nucleotide being switched, and causing the amino acid to change to a different one
Which scientist discovered the fragments added to the lagging strand and had them named after themselves?
Okazaki
What is the name for the three nucleotide segment on tRNA?
Anti-codon
Which base is swapped for a U in RNA
T
What is the proper order of phases in mitosis?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase/Cytokinesis
This type of mutation is caused by an insertion or deltion in a nucleotide sequence
Frameshift
Which scientists labeled parts of a bacteriophage with radioactive isotopes to determine that genetic material was being passed on?
Hershey and Chase
Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides to create the strand of RNA?
RNA Polymerase
What type of sugar is in DNA?
Deoxyribose
Which checkpoint is responsible for ensuring that DNA has been properly replicated and is prepared for entering into mitosis?
G2 Checkpoint
List three things that could cause a mutation...
Cigerettes, radiation, obesity, chemicals, errors during division