Mastery Flashcard: Chromosome Theory

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What do genes do?

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Control the production of proteins.

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How many chromosomes do human gametes have?

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23

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What best describes a DNA molecule?

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Double helix.

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_______ are sections of DNA that regulate protein and code for specific traits.

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Genes

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What is a segment of DNA found on a chromosome that determines the inheritance of a particular trait?

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Gene

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What is the structure that carries genetic information in living organisms?

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Chromosome.

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What is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism?

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Gene.

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What are the two types of alleles?

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Dominant and recessive.

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What is the process by which DNA is copied to make RNA?

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Transcription.

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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They translate mRNA into proteins.