1.
Cytokinesis begins in.....
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B. Anaphase
2.
Where the sister chromatids are held together
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centromere
the centromere
3.
Division of cytoplasm
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cytokinesis
4.
Structures composed of DNA and protein that contain the genetic information
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chromosome
chromosomes
5.
A cell that only has one of each type of chromosome
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haploid
6.
The symbol for haploid
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N
7.
A cell that has 2 of each type of chromosome
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diploid
8.
The symbol for diploid
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2N
9.
Replication of bacterial chromosomes followed by elongation and division of the original cell
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binary fission
10.
When a cancer cell cannot stop dividing, it is called ________
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contact inhibition
11.
A portion of a chromosome that contains a unit of heredity
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gene
a gene
12.
A fertilized egg
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zygote
13.
How many pairs of homologous chromosomes does a human have?
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23
14.
A process by which one chromatid exchanges a
potion of DNA with another chromatid. A method of increasing genetic diversity
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crossing over
15.
Another name for a sex cell
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gametes
16.
Type of cell division that results in the
formation of gametes
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meiosis
17.
The stage in which DNA replication occurs and
sister chromatids are formed
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prophase II
prophase 2
18.
The stage in which four haploid gametes would be
produced
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telophase II
telophase 2
19.
What are the 2(or 4) resulting cells that originated from the mother cell called?
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daughter cells
daughter cell
20.
A genetic disease characterized by the buildup
of thick mucous in the lungs
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cystic fibrosis
21.
A genetic form of dwarfism caused by a dominant
gene
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achondroplasia
acondroplasia
22.
Also known as “Woody Guthrie’s disease”.
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huntingtons disease
huntington's disease
23.
A sex-linked genetic disease
characterized by the inability of the blood to clot properly.
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hemophilia
24.
A disorder that generally affects only one sex
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sex linked
sex linked disorder
sex linked disorders
25.
A trait that can manifest (be expressed) when inherited from one
parent.
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dominant
dominant trait
26.
A zygote contains ______ from both parents
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genes
27.
A recessive genetic disorder characterized by a
mutation involving the hemoglobin molecule.
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methemoglobinemia
methemo
meth
28.
Genetics is the science of _______
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heredity
29.
The expressed trait and your physical appearance represent _____
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phenotype
30.
The parental generation, when the first breeding takes place
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P generation
p generation
31.
The "first filial" generation (offspring resulting from the parental cross)
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F1
32.
Prokaryotic cells divide using ______
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binary fission
33.
A pair of chromosomes that carry genes for the same traits
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homologous chromosomes
homologous chromosome
34.
2 identical copies of an original homologous chromosome produced after DNA replicates
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sister chromatids
sister chromatid
35.
Both genes that are inherited will be expressed
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incomplete dominance
36.
______ occurs when a single mutant gene can affect 2 or more traits
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pleiotrophy
pleiotropy
37.
A trait that would be passed from grandfather to grandson would be an example of a(n) ______trait
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sex-linked
sex linked
38.
Copying a DNA molecule is called ______
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replication
39.
DNA replication is termed as ________ because each _______ DNA strand contains a strand from the parent DNA.
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semiconservative replication, daughter
semiconservative replication daughter
40.
Complementary base pairing and joining (during replication) are carried out by _____
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DNA polymerase
41.
DNA is turned into mRNA through ___
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transcription
42.
MRNA is turned into tRNA through _______
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translation
43.
DNA has a _______, a _______, and a _______
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sugar phosphate base
sugar, phosphate, base
44.
RNA is a _______
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polynucleotide
45.
TRNA is a ________
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polypeptide
46.
TRNA changes a nucleotide sequence into a(n) _______ sequence.
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amino acid
47.
DNA controls heredity because it controls _______
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protein synthesis
48.
____________ have a significant role in protein synthesis
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ribosome
ribosomes
49.
Turner syndrome, klienfelter syndrome, poly-x females and jacobs syndrome are all examples of disorders based off of _________
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sex chromosomes
50.
A genetic disease occurring primarily in Jewish
individuals characterized by fatty deposits
covering the nerve cells of newborns.
Correct Answer
adreno
ALD
ald