DNA 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the name for one of two or more forms of the same gene? | Allele |
What is the name for the building blocks of proteins? | Amino acid |
What is the name for a thread-like structure that contains all or part of an eukaryotic cell's DNA? | Chromosome |
What is the name for a 3-base group used in the genetic code? | Codon |
What is the name for the structure of DNA? | Double helix |
What is the basic heredity unit that carries the instuctions to make a particular protein called? | Gene |
What is the name for all of the information encoded in our genes? | Genome |
What is the name for the genetic makeup of a cell or organism? | Genotype |
What is a cell called that has pairs of different alleles? | Heterozygous |
What is a cell termed if it has identical alleles? | Homozygous |
What is the name for the position of a gene on a chromosome? | Locus |
What is the term used to describe a change in a cell's genetic code? | Mutation |
What term describes the physical characteristics of an organism? | Phenotype |
What is the name for all of the information encoded in our genes? | Genome |
What is the name for the genetic makeup of a cell or organism? | Genotype |
What is a cell called that has pairs of different alleles? | Heterozygous |
What is a cell termed if it has identical alleles? | Homozygous |
What is the name for the position of a gene on a chromosome? | Locus |
A change in a cell's genetic code is termed? | A mutation |
What term describes the physical characteristics of an organism? | Phenotype |
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