BSC 108 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Double Helix, Dna Replication, Gregor Mendel
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Dna: deoxyribonucleic acid, an organisms genetic information. Mutation: any change in the nucleotide sequence of dna. The double helix consists of chemical units called nucleotides. The process of copying the dna molecule. When a cell or whole organism reproduces, a complete set of genetic instructions must pass from one generation to the next. The synthesis of rna on a dna template. The synthesis of a polypeptide using the genetic information encoded in an mrna molecule. There is a change in the (cid:498)language(cid:499) from nucleotides to amino acids. Replication: begins at specific sites on a double helix and then proceeds in both directions. A chemical or physical agent that interacts with dna and causes a mutation. The first person to analyze patterns of inheritance. The parent individuals from which offspring are derived in studies of inheritance. The offspring of two parental (p generation) individuals. There are alternative forms of genes, the units that determine heritable traits.