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What two parts make up the backbone of a DNA molecule? |
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phosphate and deoxyribose sugars |
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What are ribosomes made of? |
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What did Watson and Crick do? |
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Failure of chromosomes to separate right. |
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Phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, and thymine make up a DNA ________. |
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The pairing of _________ in DNA is the key feature that allows DNA to be copied. |
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Messenger RNA is formed in the process of _______. |
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A DNA segment is changed from -AATTAG to-AAATAG. |
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The type of inheritance shown when a red-flowering plant is crossed with a white-flowering plant and only pink-flowering plants are produced is _____. |
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The 23rd pair of chromosomes that differ in males and females are called ________. |
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When roan cattle are mated, 25% of the offspring are red, 50% of the offspring are roan, and 25% are white. Upon examination, it can be seen that the coat of a roan cow consists of both red and white hairs. This trait is one controlled by _______. |
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During which phase of meiosis do the chromosome pairs line up in the center of the cell? |
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During which phase of meiosis does crossing over occur? |
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The gamete that contains genes contributed only by the father is? |
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Where in the cell does replication occur? |
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What is the correct chromosome number of an egg cell? |
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A human with two X chromosomes is defined as ________. |
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How many daughter cells result from a parent cell in meiosis? |
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There are 48 chromosomes in each muscle cell of a rabbit. How many chromosomes are found in one of its gamete? |
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If one strand of DNA has the nitrogen base sequence ATCGT, the sequence of nitrogen bases on the complementary strand is _________. |
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In a double helix, the two strands of DNA are held together by what type of bonds? |
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In DNA, what determines the traits of an organism? |
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sequence of nitrogen bases |
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What does cytosine bond with in a molecule of DNA? |
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The longest phase of the cell cycle is ______. |
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A chromatid is attached to a spindle fiber by the _____. |
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What structure is the most complex |
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A cell moves particles from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration by ____. |
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The structure most responsible for maintaing cell homeostasis is the ______. |
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What is the process where water moves across a membrane, from an area of high concentration, without the use of energy? |
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Wha type of transport, requiring no energy from the cells, is aided by a protein embedded in the cell membrane? |
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What process results in the production of lactic acid? |
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The phase of mitosis in which the centromeres split, and sister chromatids are pulled to opposite sides of the cell along the spindle fibers is ______. |
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The phase of mitosis in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear and is also the longest phase. |
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Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm when a cell divides. At precisely the end of which phase of mitosis does this occur? |
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The information gathered from experiments is called ______. |
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The part of an experiment in which all conditions are kept the same is the _____. |
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The steps commonly used by scientists in gathering information to test hypotheses and solve problems are ______. |
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Carbon compounds that come from living organisms are called ______ compounds. |
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_____represents a formula for a chemical compound. |
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What are the basic building blocks of proteins? |
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The various enzymes in our bodies are ______. |
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Who was the first to describe protists and bacteria? |
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After locating a specimen under a microscope, you use the ____ to begin focusing. |
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A ________microscope is one with more than one lense. |
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A ________microscope is one with a single lense. |
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