DNA Basics
This is the shape of DNA
What is a double helix or twisted ladder?
This is the type of RNA produced during Transcriptions
What is mRNA (Messenger RNA)?
The stage the cell spends the most time in (also the ending of its normal growth stage)
What is Interphase?
The cellular membrane disappears and the chromatin begins to coil up during this phase?
What is Prophase??
The complex structure of DNA is evidence for a powerful _______
What is God? or What is Creator?
Adenine pairs with ________
What is Thymine?
The process of replication will result in two identical _______
What are DNA sets?
In this stage, the cytoplasm is divided and two new cells are formed
What is Cytokinesis?
The process of converting the DNA code into a protein
What is translation?
The process where amino acids are bonded together in a growing chain?
What is protein synthesis?
Cytosine pairs with _______
What is Guanine?
In RNA, Thymine is replaced with ______
What is Uracil?
The chromosomes line up at the center of the cell during this phase
What is Metaphase?
The name for the new pair of cells after mitosis
What are Daughter Cells?
These types of cells have one pair of genes
What is Haploid?
A section of a DNA molecule that codes for a unique protein
What is a gene?
This is the first step in the DNA replication process
What is Enzyme "unzips" the DNA into two halves?
Sister chromatids divide into separate chromosomes
What is Anaphase?
The name for the identical copies of chromosomes
What are Sister Chromatids?
These types of cells have two pairs of genes
What is Diploid?
Double Jeopardy
These are the three parts of a nucleotide
What are Sugar, Phosphate, and Base?
Codons code for about 20 different __________ that are used to build proteins
What are Anticodons?
Double Jeopardy
New chromosomes reach opposite ends of the cell and uncoil
What is Telophase?
Matching pairs of chromosomes are called __________ pairs.
What are Homologous pairs?
DNA shows evidence of design
What is a complex system?