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1. What is DNA?
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2. What does “DNA” stand for?
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3. What is the four letter DNA alphabet and what are the special rules by which the alphabet pieces
bond together?
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4. What is a
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5. What are genes made of?
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6. How many genes do humans have?
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7. For what molecule do genes contain the instructions for building?
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8. What is a chromosome?
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9. How many chromosomes does a human cell hold?
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10. How are the human sex chromosomes labeled?
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11. What is a protein? How many different kinds of proteins does one cell contain?
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12. Why do scientists use computer programs to model protein structure and function?
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13. What provides the “blueprint” for making a protein?
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14. Which organelle is responsible for actually making proteins?
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15. What is heredity?
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16. Why aren’t children identical to either one of their parents?
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17. In humans, how many chromosomes does each parent pass on to their offspring?
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18. Does the second baby in the “What is Heredity?” animation inherit the exact same chromosomes as
the first? Do both babies have a complete set?
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19. What is a trait?
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20. List the types of traits that exist.
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21. Give an example of how environmental factors can influence a trait.
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22. What is an allele?
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23. What does the term homozygous mean?
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24. What does the term heterozygous mean?
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25. How are traits inherited?
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