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Cells
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| process of cellular growth & reproduction | cell cycle |
| DNA copying process | replication |
| When an organism has 2 complete sets of all the genes | diploid |
| Joining of gametes | fertilization |
| Occurs without involving gametes | asexual reproduction |
| When a sperm unites with an egg to form a zygote | sexual reproduction |
| Diploid cell resulting from fertilization | zygote |
| Matching pairs of chromosomes | homologous chromosomes |
| Sperm or egg cells | gametes |
| Reducing half the amount of DNA in each sperm or egg cell | meiosis |
| Final stage of the cell cycle | cytokinesis |
| Ensures each new daughter cell has the same number & kinds of genes of the original parent cell | mitosis |
| Group of things that are planned, designed, & built to work together | engineered system |
| If one part of the system is removed or doesn't work, means the system will not function | irreducible complexity |
| The process cell uses to make RNA copies of a gene | transcription |
| Process of converting the DNA code into a protein | translation |
| The long DNA molecule is made up of many of theses smaller subunits | nucleotides |
| The section of a DNA molecule that codes for a unique protein | gene |
| "words" of the mRNA in sets of 3 | codons |
| Molecules used to build proteins | amino acids |
| Matches a codon on one end of the mRNA | anticodon |
| Base that links with cytosine | guanine |
| Base that links with adenine | thymine |
| Three parts of a nucleotide | sugar, phosphate, and a base |
| Shape of a DNA molecule | double helix |
| A codon codes for .... | amino acids |
| one cell (interphase)-prophase-metaphase-anaphase-telophase-cytokinesis | mitosis cell cycle |
| Paul-MET-ANA-on the TELephone is an example of a way to remember a list and/or order of information | mnemonic device |
| transcription | unzips part of the DNA molecule |
| translation | converting DNA into a protein |