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The farther apart two genes are located on a chromosome determines the likely hood of them being inherited together. Does it increase or decrease the likelihood |
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A cross of a black chicken with a white chicken, produces all blue offspring. This type of inheritance is known as what? |
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Intermediate inheritance. ( Incomplete dominance) |
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Variation in human skin color is a result of what? |
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Describe what makes up a nucleotide found in DNA. |
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Deoxyribose ( Ring shaped sugar ), Phosphate group, nitrogenous base. |
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During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT produces a strand with the bases__________ |
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What happens during the process of translation? |
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Conversion of nucleic acid language (mRNA) into Amino acid language (DNA). |
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What is produced during transcription? |
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DNA is copied during a process called what? |
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What is the purpose of the Human Genome project? |
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To determine the sequence of nucleotides. |
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Can an extra chromosome be observed in a karyotype? |
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An event that takes part during meiosis where chromatids and chromosomes fail to seperate. |
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The allele for colorblindness is recessive and located on the X Chromosome, therefore it is more commonly seen in which gender? |
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Why are lethal dominant alleles less common than lethal recessive alleles? |
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People with dominant disorders die before they can pass on the disorder. |
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Where did Charles Darwin make many observations while on the Beagle? |
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