DNA Structure and Function
A band on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
What is a gene?
What is the other main influence on gene expression besides heredity?
What are environmental impacts?
I place a cell from a tomato and let it replicate in a petri dish. What is the reproductive process occurring here?
What is mitosis?
Name a reason why brothers and sisters have similar heights and facial characteristics
What is because they share genes, proteins, and amino acid chains?
What is a control variable?
What is a protein?
A mistake in DNA replication that gets passed on from parent to daughter cell
What is a mutation?
Name the technology used to insert human DNA into bacterial DNA
What is genetic engineering?
Explain how you would find the independent variable in an experiment
What is find the variable that the scientist is changing?
The organelle that produces proteins
What is a ribosome?
Name the type of mutation that occurs:
AGTCGACAATTT
AGTCGAGAATTT
What is substitution?
What is selective breeding?
Draw a Punnett Square with a dihybrid cross (Bb and Bb). What percentage of the offspring would have the same genotype as the parents?
What is 50%?
I want to test whether amount of sunlight affects plant growth. Give two examples of control variables
What is…
1. Soil type
2. Amount of water
A select code for a protein that each cell’s chromosomes contain
What is a gene?
The reason why cells have different structures and functions even when they share the same DNA
What is gene expression?
What is because it is unethical?
Write the mRNA strand for this DNA template:
GTACCA
What is CAUGGU?
The difference between a control and experimental group
What is the control group does not get the independent variable, and the experimental group gets the independent variable?
What are the nucleus and the ribosomes?
Define gene expression
What is when different parts of the genetic instructions are used in each type of cell?
What is genetic engineering?
What is codominance?
What is a control variable?