Quarter 1/2 Throwbacks
These are the building blocks (monomers) of proteins.
What are amino acids?
This process is used for growth of a human embryo.
What is mitosis?
This is the female reproductive structure in which fertilization occurs.
What is the Fallopian tube/oviduct?
When a DNA is swapped out for a different one, this type of mutation has occured.
This a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell division.
What is cancer?
This is the mRNA codons coded for by the DNA sequence ACC TAT GCT.
What is UGG-AUA-CGA?
This process produces gametes.
What is meiosis?
Pregnant women should not smoke or drink alcohol, especially during this trimester, as it poses the greatest risk to development of the baby.
What is the first trimester?
This process sorts DNA fragments according to size.
What is gel electrophoresis?
The primary function of this reproductive system is to produce and DELIVER gametes.
What is the male reproductive system?
In an experiment to test the effect of a new diet pill on weight loss, this could be the control group.
What is a group which receives no diet pill (or sugar pill/placebo)?
In this type of reproduction, a lack of genetic diversity could limit survival.
What is asexual reproduction?
These chemicals are responsible for regulating the male and female reproductive systems.
What are hormones?
These molecules recognize specific sequences of DNA and cut DNA at those locations.
What are restriction enzymes?
This process mixes up the genetic material of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
What is crossing over?
Hormones work because they bind to these molecules on the surface of their target cells.
What are receptors?
A disease caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 is called this.
What is Down Syndrome?
Radiation damage to this female reproductive structure could lead to mutations in egg cells.
What are the ovaries?
This is why DNA fragments are pulled through the gel during gel electrophoresis.
A stomach cell of an alligator contains 28 chromosomes. This is the number of chromosomes found in a skin cell of this organism.
What is 28?
A cell containing 5% salt is placed in a solution containing 10% salt. This is the effect on the cell.
What is it loses water/shrivels/shrinks?
This is the name of the process by which embryonic stem cells activate specific genes in order to become specific types of body cells.
What is differentiation?
This substance would likely diffuse from BABY to MOM across the placenta.
This process is responsible for producing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
What is genetic engineering?
A vaccine works because it stimulates the production of these proteins in the human immune system.
What are antibodies?