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Quiz 11 Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DNA is short for | deoxyribonucleic acid. |
| The functions of genes are: | to supply instructions for cell processes |
| The functions of genes are … | to supply instructions for the building of cell organelles |
| The functions of genes are … | the ability to be copied during cell division. |
| Nucleotides are … | the building blocks of DNA. |
| Nucleotides consist of …. | a sugar, phosphate, and a base. |
| The four bases are …. | adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine. |
| The amounts of the different nucleotides _______each other (A=T and G=C) | equal |
| The DNA molecule resembles a twisted ladder, a so called… | double helix. |
| The sides are made of alternating _____and ______molecules. | sugar and phosphate |
| The rungs are made of pairs of _________bases. | nucleotide |
| Adenine pairs with ________, and guanine pairs up with _____. | thymine cytosine |
| Making copies of the DNA: Step 1 | The DNA molecule is split down the center where the bases meet. |
| Making copies DNA: Step 2 | Each side is able to pair up with additional nucleotides . This creates two identical copies. |
| In incomplete dominance one trait is not completely …. | dominant over another. |
| In incomplete dominance … | each allele has its own degree of influence |
| One gene can influence many_, and many ___ can influence a single trait. | traits genes |
| The environment also plays an important role on how you… | grow and develop. |
| A healthy___, __, and good_are all important besides genes. | diet exercise role models |