Biology Unit 3 Genetics/Protein Synthesis

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  • 2. 

    Structures composed of DNA and protein that contain the genetic information

  • 3. 

    The symbol for haploid

  • 4. 

    A cell that has 2 of each type of chromosome

  • 5. 

    The symbol for diploid

  • 6. 

    Replication of bacterial chromosomes followed by elongation and division of the original cell

  • 7. 

    When a cancer cell cannot stop dividing, it is called ________

  • 8. 

    A portion of a chromosome that contains a unit of heredity

  • 9. 

    A fertilized egg

  • 10. 

    How many pairs of homologous chromosomes does a human have?

  • 11. 

    A process by which one chromatid exchanges a potion of DNA with another chromatid. A method of increasing genetic diversity

  • 12. 

    Another name for a sex cell

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    Type of cell division that results in the formation of gametes

  • 14. 

    The stage in which DNA replication occurs and sister chromatids are formed

  • 15. 

    The stage in which four haploid gametes would be produced

  • 16. 

    What are the 2(or 4) resulting cells that originated from the mother cell called?

  • 17. 

    A genetic disease characterized by the buildup of thick mucous in the lungs

  • 18. 

    A genetic form of dwarfism caused by a dominant gene

  • 19. 

    Also known as “Woody Guthrie’s disease”.

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    A sex-linked genetic disease characterized by the inability of the blood to clot properly.

  • 21. 

    A disorder that generally affects only one sex

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    A trait that can manifest (be expressed) when inherited from one parent.

  • 23. 

    A zygote contains ______ from both parents

  • 24. 

    A recessive genetic disorder characterized by a mutation involving the hemoglobin molecule.

  • 25. 

    Genetics is the science of _______

  • 26. 

    The expressed trait and your physical appearance represent _____

  • 27. 

    The parental generation, when the first breeding takes place

  • 28. 

    The "first filial" generation (offspring resulting from the parental cross)

  • 29. 

    Prokaryotic cells divide using ______

  • 30. 

    A pair of chromosomes that carry genes for the same traits

  • 31. 

    2 identical copies of an original homologous chromosome produced after DNA replicates

  • 32. 

    Both genes that are inherited will be expressed

  • 33. 

    ______ occurs when a single mutant gene can affect 2 or more traits

  • 34. 

    A trait that would be passed from grandfather to grandson would be an example of a(n) ______trait

  • 35. 

    Copying a DNA molecule is called ______

  • 36. 

    DNA replication is termed as ________ because each _______ DNA strand contains a strand from the parent DNA.

  • 37. 

    Complementary base pairing and joining (during replication) are carried out by _____

  • 38. 

    DNA is turned into mRNA through ___

  • 39. 

    MRNA is turned into tRNA through _______

  • 40. 

    DNA has a _______, a _______, and a _______

  • 41. 

    RNA is a _______

  • 42. 

    TRNA is a ________

  • 43. 

    TRNA changes a nucleotide sequence into a(n) _______ sequence.

  • 44. 

    DNA controls heredity because it controls _______

  • 45. 

    ____________ have a significant role in protein synthesis

  • 46. 

    Turner syndrome, klienfelter syndrome, poly-x females and jacobs syndrome are all examples of disorders based off of _________

  • 47. 

    A genetic disease occurring primarily in Jewish individuals characterized by fatty  deposits covering the nerve cells of newborns.

  • 48. 

    A disorder involving an inability to produce the pigment melanin.

  • 49. 

    A recessive genetic disorder characterized by the inability to digest the amino acid phenylalanine.

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