Mastery Flashcard: Chromosome Theory

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What is the scientific study of heredity?

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Genetics

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Where does transcription take place in the cell?

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Nucleus

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What is the role of a start codon in translation?

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It signals the beginning of protein synthesis.

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What is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next?

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Heredity

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Where does translation take place in the cell?

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Cytoplasm

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What is DNA?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic information.

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What is an allele?

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A variant form of a gene.

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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They are the sites of protein synthesis in the cell.

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What is mRNA?

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Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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What is the role of tRNA in translation?

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Transfer RNA brings amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.