Genetics 1
Having the same allele, AA or aa.
What is homozygous?
DNA is _____ because it has the code to make proteins and get copied.
What is a template?
A push or a pull.
What is an applied force?
This type of quantity has only magnitude and no direction, like distance or speed.
What is a scalar?
This molecule carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes for protein synthesis.
What is mRNA?
Having different alleles, Aa.
What is heterozygous?
The complementary mRNA strand for TTAAGCGC.
What is AAUUCGCG?
When the forces acting on an object are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.
What are balanced forces?
This type of quantity has both magnitude (size) and direction, such as displacement or velocity.
What is a vector?
These are the building blocks of proteins, made up of an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a unique side chain.
What are amino acids?
A tool to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring.
What is a Punnett square?
The sugar molecule in RNA.
What is ribose?
When the forces acting on an object are not equal in size or opposite in direction, causing the object to accelerate in the direction of the larger force.
What are unbalanced forces?
This formula calculates how fast an object is moving, given the distance traveled and the time it took.
What is the formula for speed: Speed = Distance / Time?
The unit of measurement for force.
What is a Newton?
The father of genetics.
Gregor Mendel
The nitrogenous base found in RNA but not DNA.
What is uracil?
This force allows magnets to either attract or repel each other, and is responsible for the functioning of devices like electric motors.
What is the magnetic force?
This formula calculates the rate at which an object's position changes, including direction. It’s a vector quantity.
What is the formula for velocity: Velocity = Displacement / Time?
This English scientist is best known for formulating the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, laying the foundation for classical mechanics.
Who is Isaac Newton?
The section of DNA that controls which traits are expressed or shown.
What is a gene?
The name for 3 bases that code for 1 amino acid.
If you push a book onto a table, this force acts upward to counteract the book’s weight and prevent it from falling through the surface.
What is the normal force?
This formula calculates the rate of change of velocity over time. It can be positive (speeding up) or negative (slowing down).
What is the formula for acceleration: Acceleration = (Final Velocity - Initial Velocity) / Time?
This enzyme is responsible for adding complementary nucleotides to a growing strand of mRNA during transcription.
What is RNA polymerase?