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genes and technology

know the following facts about DNA and Genes

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what is DNA shaped like? DNA is shaped like a twisted ladder.
what are the "rungs" of the ladder made up of? they are made of nucleotide bases.
what are the sides of the "ladder" made up of? they are made of alternating sugar and phosphate molecules.
what are the four different types of bases? Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine.
what is in DNA? Chromosomes
where are chromosomes in? they are in the Nucleus.
where is the Nucleus? they are in cells.
what is Incomplete dominance? it is when two equally dominant traits show up together in the phenotype.
what was Rosalind Franklin able to create? she was able to create X-ray images of DNA molecules.
what did Watson and Crick make a structure of? they made a DNA structure.
what three letters did Chargraff's rules say had to be pairs? A, T, C, and G.
two forms of a single gene are known as? alleles
the set of instructions donated by the parent to the offspring is called what? genes
most genetic disorders, such as Cystic Ficrosis, are due to what? a recessive gene.
Genes are a set of what? instructions for a trait.
This thing is found on chromosomes and made up of DNA. Genes!!
can the environment influence an organisims phenotype, if so, why? yes, because if you eat healthy foods you will be taller than if you did not.
the passing of traits from parents to offspring is called what? heredity!!
a red flower crossing with a white flower produces a pink flower, is an example of what? incomplete dominance
the nucleotide in a DNA molecule is made up of what? sugar, phosphate and a base
give examples of Phenotype: blue eyes, tall person, small nose
Genotype is what? the inherited combination of alleles, (BB, Tt)
what is a phenotype? an organism's inherited physical appearance.
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