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Chromosome Theory
of Inheritance
What theory states that genes
are carried from parents to
offspring on chromosomes?
Chromosomes
What is the term for the Rodlike bundles of coiled DNA?
Meiosis
Haploid
Diploid
Nitrogen bases
What is the process by which
the number of chromosomes of
a cell is reduced by half to
form sex cells (gametes/egg &
sperm cells)?
What is the term that means half
the number of chromosomes as
body cells? Gametes contain
half the number of
chromosomes as body cells.
What is the term that means the
full number of chromosomes in
a body cell (autosome)?
What are Adenine, cytosine,
thymine, guanine (ACTG)?
They are represented by the 4
letters of the genetic alphabet.
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Amino acids
What are the building blocks of
protein? There are 20 different
ones, which are coded for by the
4 letters of the genetic alphabet.
Codons
What is the term used for the
groups of 3 nitrogen bases that
make up the codes for amino
acids?
Protein synthesis
What is the process by which
cells use information from a
gene on a chromosome to
produce a specific protein?
Proteins
What are the large organic
molecules that are made up of
smaller molecules called amino
acids?
Mutation
What is the term for a sudden
change in a gene or
chromosome?
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