CELLS
specialized structures that perform various jobs inside cells
Organelles
Helical structure that has a sugar-phosphate backbone
DNA
A change in the DNA of an organism within the base pairs
Mutation
The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself during cell division
DNA replication
The longest stage of mitosis
Prophase
A group of cells that have a similar structure and that function together as a unit
Tissue
the material in the nucleus that contains genetic information
DNA
A substance or factor that causes a mutation in DNA
Mutagen
Place in the cell where replication occurs
Nucleus
Spindle fibers attach to the centromere of the chromatids
Metaphase
A semipermeable membrane that controls the flow of material
Cell membrane
This base pairs with Thymine
Adenine
Change in single nucleotide of DNA
Subsitution
Phase where DNA is replicated
S phase
Is the separation of the two daughter cells
Cytokinesis
The solution in which the organelles are suspended in
Cytoplasm
trinucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid
Codon
Mutation that causes a shift in reading frame
Insertion or Deletion
The point at which the two chromatids forming the chromosome are joined together
Centromere
Phase in which the centromere splits apart
Anaphase
The spontaneous passage or diffusion of a liquid through a semipermeable membrane
The basic physical and functional unit of heredity
Genes
Irregular hemoglobin shape that affects its ability to carry oxygen
Sickle Cell Anemia
Term that refers to the identical copies formed by the DNA replication of a chromosome
Sister Chromatids
Nuclear Membranes reforms around two new daughter cell
Telophase