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three parts of a DNA molecule   sugar molecule (deoxyribose), phosphate group (phosphorus & oxygen), and a nitrogen containing base  
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purines   adenine and guanine  
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pyrimidines   thymine and cytosine  
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where is the nitrogen base attached to deoxyribose   on the opposite side of phosphate/inthe middle of the dna molecule  
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where is the phosphate molecule attached to the deoxyribose?   on the opposite side of the nitrogen base  
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describe the backbone of dna   alternating deoxyribose sugar and phosphate molecules  
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phoshodiester linkage?   links two sugar groups and a phosphate group, forms the backbone  
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ester?   ester like is the same thing as a phospodiester  
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how long is each DNA molecule?   .34 nm  
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waht does 5' mean? 3'?   3' is the template strand and 5' is the replicated strand  
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how many base pairs are present in each full turn of the DNA molecule?   10  
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waht is this distance?   3.4 nm  
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DNA strands run antiparallel.   They're parallel but going different ways  
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ifone end is 3' what wil the other be?   5'  
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waht is the chemical at the 5' end?   phosphorus  
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what is the chemical at the 3' end?   deoxyribose sugar  
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waht does complementary mean?   if one side has one nucleotide, then the other side has its pair  
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where is the code in DNA?   the nucleotides  
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waht does this code control in the cell?   controls the traits/call chemicals formed by cell  
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What type of cells have circular DNA   bacteria and archea (prokaryot)  
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who has linear DNA?   everything else (eukaryots)  
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what is a chromosome?   threadlike strand of dna that carries genes and functions and transmission iof hereditary information  
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a gene?   hereditary unit consisting of a equence of dna that occupies a specific location on a chromosome partical trait and creates a protein  
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why is dna semiconservative?   because half of the outcome is from the original DNA, so its conserved some  
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what is a karyotype   they are prepared from the nucleus of cultured white blood cells that are going through mitosis. the chrom's are put in order on a grid  
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autosome?   a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; the first 22  
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sex chromosome   the chromosone that determines the sex (23)  
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binary fission   prokaryotes- asexual  
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mitosis   eukaryotic nuclear divison (every cell but sex.nerve and muscle cells)  
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meiosis   nuclear division that reduces chromosomes number by half  
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cell cycle   a phase process of cell life/replication  
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interphase   the longest part of the cell cycle, not reproduction  
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g1 phase   cell growth- the size doubles- 2nd interphase stage  
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g2 phase   the cell prepares for mitosis- final itnerphase stage  
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g0 phase   phase where the cell does not reproduce. cell neither divides nor dna replicates.  
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m phase   the phase where most mitosis takes place, plus cytokinesis  
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centrosome   the area around a centriole  
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centroile   only in animal cells, help with reporuction  
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spindle fibers   connect the centrioles when they're on different dies  
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centromere   what joins two sister chromatids together  
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ctokenesis-cleavage furrow   formed in telphase, punching off of the cells  
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ctokinesis-cell plate   what pl;antsform during the last phase of cytokinesis.  
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what happens to the n number of chromosomes during mitosis   it stays the same (2n->2n)  
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where does mitosis take place in your body?   skin cells, blood cells, all body cells  
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what happens to the n number of chromosomes drugin meiosis?   the n number of chromosomes is reduced in half  
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where does meiosis occur in you?   in animal reproductive organs (gametes)  
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where does meiosis occur in a plant?   in gametes and pollin formation in the flower  
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whihc type of cells remain in the Go phase of the cell cycle?   nerve cells and muscle cells  
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hwat would happen if cytokinesis took place before mitosis   cells would die- the cell wouldnt properly divide. chromosomes wouldnt match up correctly  
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how do cancer cells differnt from normal cells in relationship to the cell cycle?   work at a faster rate, do not have checkpoints  
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DNA consists of how many pairs of nucleutides   6 billion  
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what happens to the DNA during cell division   coileed into a very compact structure(chromosomes)  
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what makes up chromosomes   DNA+protein  
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what do Histones do   help maintain the shape of the chromosome/help DNA pack tightly  
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what is a non-histone   proteins that do not participate in the packing of DNA  
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what do non-histones do   involved in controlling the activity of specific regions of the DNA  
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what is a chromatid   half of a chromosome  
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when does a chromatid form   before cell division when DNA copies itself  
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what does a chromomere do   it holds the chromatids together  
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when and why does DNA uncoil   in between cell division so that it can be read and direct cell activities  
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what do sex chromosomes do   determines sex of an organism and may carry genes for another characteristic  
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what is chromatin   less tightly coiled DNA-protein complex  
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what has circular DNA   prokaryotes  
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why cant different species have offspring   different number of chromosomes  
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what are the sex chromosomes in humans   x and y  
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women have what pairing of sex chromosomes   xx  
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men have what pairing of sex chromosomes   xy  
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what are autosomes   all chromosomes other than sex chromosomes  
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how many chromosomes are autosomes   44/46  
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where do organisms recieve each autosome   a parent  
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what are 2 copies of a chromosome together called   homologues chromosome  
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homologues of the same size and shape carry what   genes for the same trait  
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what is a karyotype   a photomicrograph of the chromosomes in a dividing cell found in a normal human  
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what is a diploid   cells having two sets of chromosomes  
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which chromosomes do the diploid cells have   both chromosomes for each homologues pair  
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which cells arent diploid cells in humans   reproductive cells  
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what is the difference of diploid cells in humans and animals   they have 2 sex chromosomes in animals  
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what are gametes   haploid cells  
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how many sets of chromosomes do gametes contain   only 1 set  
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how many ns is haploid   1  
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when a sperm cell and an egg cell create a new organism what is it   a diploid 2n  
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what is binary fission   division of a prokaryotic cell into 2 offspring cells  
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what are the 3 stages of binary fission   1. chromosome makes a copy of itself resulting in 2 identical chromosomesattached to the inside of the prokaryotes inner membrane 2. The cell grows twice as large 3.Splits into two different cells In eukaryotic cell division, both the cytoplasm and the nu  
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what are the 2 types of cell division   mitosis/meiosis  
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where does mitosis occur   in the uni/multicellular organism  
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what does meiosis do   it reduces the chromosome number in half in cells  
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after meiosis what do the new cells join together to make   a completechromosome number  
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what is the cell cycle   the repeating set of events that make up the life of a cell  
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what is interphase   the time between cell division  
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how many phases does interphase have and what are they   3=g1,s,g2  
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what is the M phase and what happens during it   mitosis, the nucleus of the cell divides  
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what is cytokinesis   the division of the cytoplasm of the cell  
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cells spend most of their lifetime in which phase   interphase  
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how big are the offspring cells   about half the size of the originals  
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what occurs in the g1 phase   offspring cells grow to a mature size  
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what does G1 stand for   the time gap following cell division and preceding DNA replication  
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what occurs during the S phase   DNA is copied  
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what does the G2 phase represent   the time gap following DNA synthesis and preceding cell division  
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what occurs during the g2 phase   the cell prepares for cell division  
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how would a cell enter the G0 phase   it would exit the cell cycly probably during the G phase  
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do cells copy their DNA or prepare for cell division in the G0 phase   no  
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which cells in the human body are in the G0 phase   nerve and muscle cells  
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what is mitosisand when does it occur   the division of the nucleus during cell division  
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what are the phases of mitosis   prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase  
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name the first phase of mitosis   prophase  
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how does prophase begin   with the shortening and tight coiling of DNA into rod shaped chromosomes  
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during prophase what does the centromere do   it connects the 2 chromatids  
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during what phase of mitosis the nucleus begin to disapear   prophase  
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what do centrosmes do during prophase   The centrosomes move towards opposite sides of the cell  
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what do the spindle fibers do during prophase   Spindle fibers made out of microtubules radiate from the centrosomes in preparation for mitosis.  
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what is the mitotic spindle and what does it do   it serves to equally divide the chromatids between two offspring cells during cell division  
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what are the 2 types of spindle fibers   kinetochore fibers and polar fibers  
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what do kinetochore fibers do   kinetochore fibers and polar fibers  
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what do polar fibers do   extend across the cell  
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what is the second mitosis phase   metaphase  
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what is different about chromosomes in metaphase compared to prophase   Chromosomes are easier to identify and go to the middle of the cell  
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during metaphase what does the kinetochore do   holds chromosomes in middle of cell  
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karyotypes   (blank)  
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what is the third phase of mitosis   anaphase  
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during anaphase what do the chromosomes do   the seperate into chromatids at the centromere and move towards opposite poles  
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what are chromatids   chromosomes when they seperate  
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what is the 4th phase of mitosis   telophase  
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deoxyribose   sugar, one of the three parts of DNA  
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phosphate group   an atom P with surrounding oxygens, held together by poldiester bonds.  
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nitrogen-containing base   either a, t, c or g  
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nucleotide   monomer of DNA or RNA  
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adenine   (a)- purine, matches with t  
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guanine   (g)- pyrim., matches with c  
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cytosine   (c)- purine matches with g  
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thymine   (t)- pyrm. matches with a  
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uracil   takes the place of thymine in RNA  
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purines   have 2 rings of carbon  
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pyrimidines   having 1 ring of carbon  
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double helix   the shape of DNA, like a spiral staircase  
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complementary base pairs   a and t & g and c  
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base-pairing rule   says that a can only be with t and g can only be with c  
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replication   the exact copying of DNA  
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replication fork   the point at which the DNA chain splits  
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helicases   the enzyme that tells DNA to split  
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DNA polymerases   enzyme that assists in replication.  
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mutation   change  
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chromatin   DNA+proteins in the nucleus of a nondividing cell  
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chromosome   DNA+protein in a coiled rod-shape form that cocurs during mcell division  
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during telophase what happens to the spindle fibers   they disassemble  
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what happens to chromosomes during telophase   return to a less tightly coiled state  
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during which phase does the nuclear membrane reappear and around what   telophase around each set of chromosomes  
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during which phase do the nucleolus form and where   telophase in each new forming cell  
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what happens during cytokinesis   the cytoplasm of the cell divides  
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what is cleavage furrow and what starts with this   a pinching inward of the cell membrane midway it pinches the cell into two cells through the action of microfilaments  
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In plant cells, vesicles fuse at the midline of dividing cell forming what   a cell plate  
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what does the cell plate do   separates the cell into two cells  
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how do the sizes of the plant and animal cells offspring compare   equal  
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what does each offspring cell recieve   identical copy of the original cell’s chromosomes and one half of the original cells cytoplasm.  
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chromatid   one of the two identical parts of a chromosome  
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centromere   a region of the chromosome where the two sister chromatids are held together and which si the site of attachement of the chromosome to the spindle fibers during mitosis  
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histones   a protein molecule that DNA wraps around during chromosome formation  
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sex chromosomes   a chromosome that determines sex  
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autosomes   a non-sex chromosome  
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homologous chromosomes   one of a pair of morphically similar chromosomes  
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karyotype   a picture of a chromosome  
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diploid cell   a cell that contains both chromosomes in a homologous pair (2n)  
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haploid   having only one chromosome of each homologous pair  
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2n number in human cells   46  
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n number in sperm and egg cells   n  
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how wide is dna?   2 nm  
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is the nnucleic acid in DNA an organic compound   yes  
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what is DNA made up of   repeating subunits called nucleotides  
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how many chains is each DNA molecule   2 chains  
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what are the 3 parts of a DNA molecule   deoxyribose, a phosphate group (consisting of phosphorus, surrounded by oxygen), and a nitrogen-containing base  
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what are the 4 kinds of nitrogen containing bases   adenine, guanine, cytosine, thumine  
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how many rings of carbon do purines have   two rings of carbon, and they are adenine and guanine  
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how many rings of carbon do pyrimidines have   one ring of carbon and they are thymine and cytosine  
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what is the shape of DNA   a double helix similar to a spiral staircase  
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how are individual nucleotides connected   covalent bonds  
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what is the backbone of dnas made out of   alternating phosphorus and deoxyribose sugar  
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somatic   body cells  
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gamete   sex cells  
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zygote   sex cells combined  
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spermatogenesis   cell divison that produced male gametes. nucleus of the germ cell in them ale divides twice to produce four smiliar- sized sperm cells.  
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oogensis   egg production: in the female, there are also two divisions, but the cytoplasm is divided very unequally. most of the cytoplasm and one fo the four nuclei form the egg cell. the remainder form smalle rpolar bodies and are abortive.  
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how are the bases of the 2 chains connected   by hydrogen bonds  
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how do the purines match with the pyrimidines and what are these called   Cytosine pairs with guanine and adenine pairs with thymine, complementary base pairs  
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how many hydrogen bonds do cytosine and guanine make and how many do adenine and thymine   three hydrogen bonds two hydrogen bonds  
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what is replication   The process by which DNA is copied  
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what is replication fork   the point at which the two chains separate  
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what is the enzyme that seperates the 2 chains   helicases  
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after the chains seperate what do DNA polymers do   bond to the chains of DNA.Then form a complementary chain  
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does DNA replication occur simultaneously at many points of the seperated nucleotide   yes  
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when replication is over how many copies of the original DNA are there   2  
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after replication what does the cell undergo   division  
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what is a mutation   A change in the nucleotide sequences at even one location and it may have some serious effects in new cells  
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what is RNA   nucleic acid made up of repeating nucleotides  
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which normal base is rarely found in RNA   thymine  
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instead of thymine RNA contains which pyramidine   uracil  
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how many kinds of RNA are there and what are they   3  
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what is messenger RNA   consists of RNA nucleotides in the form of a single uncoiled chain. It carries genetic information from the DNA to the nucleus to the cutosol of a eukaryotic cell  
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what is transfer RNA   consists of a single chain of a bout 80 RNA nucleotides folded into a hairpin shape that binds to specific amino acids. There are about 45 varieties of Trna  
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what is ribosomal RNA   the most abundant form of RNA. RRNA consists of RNA nucleotides in a globular form. Joined by proteins, rRNA makes up the ribosomes where proteins are made.  
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what does RNA do   carries genetic information from DNA in the nucleus to the cytosol, where it can be used to produce proteins  
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what is transcription   The process by which genetic information is copied from DNA to RNA  
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what is RNA polymerase   the primary transcription enzyme  
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what does RNA polymerase do   initiates RNA transcription by binding to specific regions of DNA called promoters  
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what is termination signal   what RNA polymerase reaches, a DNA region. It is a specific sequence of nucleotides that marks the end of a gene in eukaryotes and may mark the end of several functionally related gene  
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cells spend most of life here   interphase  
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cell size doubles   g1  
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cell division proteins and enzymes are synthesized   g1  
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many neurons and muscle cells are in this place   g0  
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cleavage furrow/cell plate forms   cytokineses/telophase  
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nucleolus and nuclear membrane breaks down   early prophase  
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nucleolus and nuclear membrane reform   telophase  
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chromosomes align at center of nucleus   metaphase  
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cells have half the amount of cytoplasm at the beginning of this phase   g1?  
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chromatin visible   interphase  
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segment of DNA that contains   gene  
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most cells enter the GO pase from this phase   G1  
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a chromosome picture   a karyote type  
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uncondensed DNA   chromatin(interphase)  
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homologous   morphocally similiar pair of chromosomes(sister)  
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point at which 2 chains seperate   replication fork  
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oogenesis results in this many functional cells   1  
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during this phase the nucleuous reforms   telophase  
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a cell with 16 chromosomes that undergoes meiosis has how many meiosis   8  
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most important result of mitosis   exact duplication cells  
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end of mitosis what amount of cytoplasm is there   half  
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which end of the DNA attaches to the phosphorus   5 prime  
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nonfunctioning cells from oogenesis   polar bodies  
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eukaryotic nuclear division   mitosis  
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cytoplasmic division?   cytokinesis  
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the region where centrioles are located   centrosome  
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the fusion of the sperm and egg cell   zygote  
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prophase can be split into these 2 phases   early and late prophase  
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DNA replication occurrs in this direction   anti-parallel  
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what is the longest of the cell cycle phases   interphase  
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most of the nerve cells are found in this phase   G0 phase  
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what is the number of autosomes in a sperm cell   22  
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what type of base is adenine   purine  
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cancer mostly affects this type of body cell   epiphical  
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higher risk for cancer and lower education   men  
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mitosis occurs in uni/multicellular animals   true  
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DNA replicates during this phase   s phase  
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what are the 2 sex chromosomes   x and y  
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prokaryotic cell division   binary fission  
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when do chromosomes line up in the middle   metaphase  
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karyotes are taken during this phase   metaphase  
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somatic cells are produced through   mitosis  
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number of pairs of autosomes in the body   22  
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base found in DNA only   thymine  
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sugar in DNA   deoxyribose  
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centrioles are visible during   whole cycle  
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all species have same number of chromosomes   false  
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kinechote and polar   spindle fibers  
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chromatin=   gene + protien  
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primary transcription enzyme?   ryan polymerase  
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