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Yr 10 Genetics and Biotechnology

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What is the name for one of two or more forms of the same gene?   Allele  
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What is the name for the building blocks of proteins?   Amino acid  
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What is the name for a thread-like structure that contains all or part of an eukaryotic cell's DNA?   Chromosome  
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What is the name for a 3-base group used in the genetic code?   Codon  
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What is the name for the structure of DNA?   Double helix  
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What is the basic heredity unit that carries the instuctions to make a particular protein called?   Gene  
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What is the name for all of the information encoded in our genes?   Genome  
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What is the name for the genetic makeup of a cell or organism?   Genotype  
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What is a cell called that has pairs of different alleles?   Heterozygous  
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What is a cell termed if it has identical alleles?   Homozygous  
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What is the name for the position of a gene on a chromosome?   Locus  
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What is the term used to describe a change in a cell's genetic code?   Mutation  
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What term describes the physical characteristics of an organism?   Phenotype  
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What is the name for all of the information encoded in our genes?   Genome  
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What is the name for the genetic makeup of a cell or organism?   Genotype  
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What is a cell called that has pairs of different alleles?   Heterozygous  
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What is a cell termed if it has identical alleles?   Homozygous  
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What is the name for the position of a gene on a chromosome?   Locus  
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A change in a cell's genetic code is termed?   A mutation  
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What term describes the physical characteristics of an organism?   Phenotype  
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