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Unit 3 Keywords Review on Genetics

Quiz by Laurie Haines

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  • Q1
    this is the molecule, unique to each individual, carrying the genetic information to be found in every cell
    DNA
    30s
  • Q2
    the characteristic of a trait that is expressed whether the trait is passed on from one or both parents
    dominant
    30s
  • Q3
    having 2 of each type of chromosome, constituting pairs of homologous chromosomes with the same genes
    diploid
    30s
  • Q4
    one of the forms of a gene
    allele
    30s
  • Q5
    a single long molecule of DNA wound around special proteins
    chromosome
    30s
  • Q6
    a section of a chromosome that typically contains the code for a particular protein, which determines a specific trait
    gene
    30s
  • Q7
    the study of how heritable characteristics are determined and passed from parents to offspring
    genetics
    30s
  • Q8
    a collective word for sex cells, eggs and sperm, or for any cell that combines with another to form a zygote
    gametes
    30s
  • Q9
    containing one chromosome of each type
    haploid
    30s
  • Q10
    the term used to describe the shape of DNA
    double helix
    30s
  • Q11
    the synthesis of an RNA molecule using a DNA molecule for a template
    transcription
    30s
  • Q12
    the second stage of cell division, in which the chromosome pairs line up along the middle of the cell, and spindle fibers attach to the centromere of each chromosome pair
    metaphase
    30s
  • Q13
    a taxonomic category representing a group of individual organisms that resemble one another closely and are able to interbreed
    species
    30s
  • Q14
    the particular traits expressed, or visible, for a set of characters
    phenotype
    30s
  • Q15
    process by which organisms with certain traits survive to reproduce and pass on those traits to their offspring
    natural selection
    30s

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