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Biology
10th Grade
03/10/2010

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Monosomy
Definition
Occurs when an individual has only one of a particular type of chromosome
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Nucleotide
Definition
Each strand is composed of several million repeating units called?
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Purine
Definition
Double Carbon Ringed Base
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Regulatory Genes
Definition
Genes that control activities of structural genes
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anticodon
Definition
Three bases on tRNA that are complementary to a codon on mRNA are called
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Vertical
Definition
Lines extending downward from a couple represent their children
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codon
Definition
Three consecutive bases on mRNA is called a?
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Structural Genes
Definition
Genes that code for enzymes that control the reaction of cells
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Pyrimidines
Definition
Single ringed bases
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Helicase
Definition
Enzyme which unwinds and separates the double helix?
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DNA
Definition
Blueprint of life
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karyotype
Definition
Illustrates the chromosomal makeup of a cell
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Loci
Definition
The position of a gene on a chromosome
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Sex Chromosomes
Definition
Determine if the individual is a male or female
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mutation
Definition
A change in the genetic material
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polygenes
Definition
Several genes influence a trait
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Multiple alleles
Definition
Genes with 3 or more alleles or alternate expressions
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hydrogenbonds
Definition
The bases attract one another because of what bonds
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Double Helix
Definition
To strands twisted around each other
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Hondisjunction
Definition
Both monosomy and trisomy result when chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis called what?
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Trisomy

Definition

Occurs when an individual has three of a particular type of chromosome

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Topoisomerase
Definition
Enzyme which releves stress on the DNA
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Pedigree
Definition
Alos called a family history that shows how traits are inherited over several generations
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Horizontal
Definition
Lines connecting a male and female represent mating
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