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268265099Chromatin-Loosely coiled DNA -DNA in normal cells that are not dividing -"Plate of spaghetti"
268265100Chromosomes-Tightly coiled DNA -Present during cell division
268265101Chromatid-Half of chromosome -Sister chromatids=identical
268265102Centromere-Where sister chromatids attach together
268265103Histones-Proteins that DNA wrap around
268265104How many chromosomes do humans have?46
268265105Central Dogma of DNADNA>RNA>Proteins>characteristics
268265106What are the advantages of DNA as chromatin?-Easier for enzymes to find the part they need to transcribe -Easy transcription & replication
268265107What is the advantage of DNA as chromosomes?-Needed for cell division -Seperate copies of DNA
268265108Euchromatin-Dense -In cells where parts aren't needed, they won't be transcribed -Not expressed
268265109Heterochromatin-Less dense -Expressed by cell
268265110Characteristics of prokaryotic division/replication/chromosomes-Binary fission -Single, circular chromosome -Less information -Plasmids -No junk DNA -Quick and efficient -1 DNA polymerase -Asexual -1 replication origin
268265111Characteristics of eukaryotic division/replication/chromosomes-Mitosis/meiosis -Multiple, linear chromosomes -Carry many genes -No plasmids -Junk DNA (introns) -Slower -Multiple replication origins -Bidirectional -Multiple DNA polymerases -Asexual/sexual
268265112Stages of Mitosis-Interphase (Not dividing) -Prophase -Metaphase -Anaphase -Telophase/cytokinesis
268265113Diploid-Full # of chromosomes
268265114Haploid-Half # of chromosomes
268265115Incomplete dominance-Blending of phenotypes
268265116Co-dominance-Both phenotypes are shown
268265117Which blood type is the universal donor and why?Type O because it has no antigen marker on its blood cells, so other antibodies won't detect it as foreign
268265118Which blood type is the universal acceptor and why?Type AB because it does not have any antibodies to detect foreign blood types
268265119Sex-linked genes are found on which chromosome?The X chromosome
268265120What are the three main parts of a DNA nucleotide?1. Deoxyribose sugar (5C) 2. Phosphate group 3. Nitrogenous bases
268265121PurinesNitrogenous bases with a double ring; Adenine and guanine
268265122PyramidinesNitrogenous bases with a single ring; Thymine and cytosine
268265123What ensures that the right nitrogenous bases will pair with eachother?The number of hydrogen bonds: Adenine and Thymine have 2; Guanine and Cytosine have 3
268265124What type of bond occurs between sugar and phosphate?Covalent bond; Phosphodiester bond
268265125Which carbon does a phosphate bind to a sugar within its own nucleotide on?5 prime
268265126Which carbon does a phosphate bind to a sugar from another nucleotide on?3 prime
268265127What is the direction of DNA replication on a new strand?5 prime to 3 prime
268265128What is the mechanism for replication?Semiconservative; one original strand, one new strand
268265129What was the significance of the Meselson and Stahl experiment?-Supported the semiconservative theory
268265130Law of Segregation-The Law of Segregation states that every individual possesses a pair of alleles (assuming diploidy) for any particular trait and that each parent passes a randomly selected copy (allele) of only one of these to its offspring
268265131Law of Independent Assortment-The Law of Independent Assortment, also known as "Inheritance Law" states that separate genes for separate traits are passed independently of one another from parents to offspring

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