SciRegents Caputo Exam 1 Flashcards

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Genotype

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Genetic makeup of an organism (Gene) e.g., hair color, eye color

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Adaptive Traits

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Traits needed in a specific environment; can come from mutation and be passed down

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Alleles

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Variations of a gene, e.g., brown, white ginger

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Gene Pool

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A collection of all genes in a given population

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Gene Flow

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Movement of genetic information (DNA) between populations

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Chromosomes

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Condensed coils of DNA; XY = Male, XX = Female

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Karyotype

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Snapshot of an organism's DNA (chromosomes)

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Niche

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An organism’s role in an environment

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Nucleotides

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Molecules that makeup DNA; includes adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule containing an organism’s genetic code