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cell division is:
cell reproduction
TERM 2
what are the results of cell division
DEFINITION 2
two daughter cells that are genetically identical and identical
to the parent
TERM 3
What is the difference between mitosis and
meiosis, reproduction wise?
DEFINITION 3
mitosis isasexual reproduction and meiosis is sexual
reproduction
TERM 4
what is the difference between mitosis and
meiosis, phase wise?
DEFINITION 4
Mitosis has one round of phases and meiosis has 2 ( meiosis
1 and meiosis 2)
TERM 5
a cell containing A SINGLE SET of
chromosomes is said to be _________.
DEFINITION 5
Haploid
a cell containing TWO HOMOLOGOUS sets of
chromosomes
diploid- one set is inherited by a parent
TERM 7
a typical body cell is called
a:
DEFINITION 7
somatic cell
TERM 8
a sex cell, a haploid egg or sperm, is a:
DEFINITION 8
gamete forming cell
TERM 9
what is the structure that contains
DNA
DEFINITION 9
CHROMOSOMES
TERM 10
fibers composed of roughly equal amounts of
DNA and protein
DEFINITION 10
chromatin
the 3 stages of the cell cycle
Interphasemitosiscytokinesis
TERM 12
what're the 3 parts of interphase
DEFINITION 12
G1SG
TERM 13
"first gap", the cell grows during this part of
interphase
DEFINITION 13
G
TERM 14
the cell grows and copies its chromosomes
during this part of interphase
DEFINITION 14
S
TERM 15
cell continues to grow and prepares for cell
division in this part of interphase
DEFINITION 15
G
How to zygotes( diploid) get their sets of
cells.
they get one from the father and one from the mother
TERM 17
what are the other pairs of chromosomes
called ( all but X and Y)
DEFINITION 17
autosomes
TERM 18
what are the 5 phases of Mitosis
DEFINITION 18
1- prophase2- prometaphase3- metaphase4-anaphase5-
telophase(and cytokinesis)
TERM 19
prophase
DEFINITION 19
- chromatin condenses --> forms sister chromatids- mitotic
spindle is froming
TERM 20 DEFINITION 20
these are SISTER CHROMATIDS.
prometaphase
nuclear envelope breaksmictrotubules emergeattach to
kinetchore and move chromosomes to center of cell
TERM 22
metaphase
DEFINITION 22
spindle formedcentromeres of the chromosomes line up on
the 'metaphase plate'each chromosome of sister
chromosomes are attached to spindles facing opposite
direction
TERM 23
anaphase
DEFINITION 23
centromeres of ea chromosome come apart- separating the
sister chromosomeea one is now a daughter chromosome
TERM 24
telophase (&cytokenisis)
DEFINITION 24
Telophase: -cell elongation continues - daughter nuclei
appear at poles - chromatin uncoilscytokinesis: cytoplasm
continues and cell pinches in two
TERM 25 DEFINITION 25
cytokinesis differences
What is one of the main differences b/w
cytokinesis in plants vs animals
animals- begins with cleavage furrowsplants- vesicles
containing cell wall material collect at the middle. at the end
the vesicles join the cell membrane
TERM 27
2 chromosomes that make up a matched pair
in a diploid cell
DEFINITION 27
homologous chromosomes
TERM 28
an alternative version of a gene
DEFINITION 28
allele
TERM 29
unit of hereditary info in DNA
DEFINITION 29
gene
TERM 30
paired set of homologous chromosomes- ea
composed of 2 sister chromatids
DEFINITION 30
tetrad
what are the phases of Mieosis
prophase 1metaphase 1anaphase 1telophase1then
prophase- telophase 2
TERM 32
what phase of meiosis: chromatids exchange
segments in crossing over
DEFINITION 32
PROPHASE 1 it rearranges genetic info
TERM 33
which phase of meiosis: tetrads align on the
metaphase plate
DEFINITION 33
METAPHASE 1
TERM 34
which phase of meiosis: chromosomes move
toward the poles of the cells
DEFINITION 34
ANAPHASE 1the tetrads split
TERM 35
which phase of meiosis: chromosomes arrive
at poles
DEFINITION 35
TELOPHASE 1ea pole has a haploid chromosome set
exchanging segments b/w nonsister
chromatids of homologous chromosomes
CROSSING OVER
TERM 37
production of gene combinations different
from those carried by the original parent
chromos.
DEFINITION 37
GENETIC RECOMBINATIONa result from crossing over
TERM 38
chromosomal changes in somatic cells; by
frag switching, deleting, etc.
DEFINITION 38
CANCER
TERM 39
abnormally growing mass of body cells
DEFINITION 39
tumor
TERM 40
diff between benign tumor and malignant
DEFINITION 40
benign- stays at site it beganmalignant- spreads
___: if a fragment reattaches to the original
chromosome but in reverese orientation
INVERSION
TERM 42
__: if a frag from one chromo. joins to a sister
chromatid or homologous chromo.
DEFINITION 42
DUPLICATION
TERM 43
if a frag of a chromos. is lost, the remaining
chromosome will have a __________
DEFINITION 43
DELETION
TERM 44
__: the attachemtn of a chromosomal frag to a
nonhomologous chromo
DEFINITION 44
TRANSLOCATION
TERM 45
when members of a chromosome pair fail to
separate
DEFINITION 45
nondisjunction
What can nondisjunction cause?
uneven number of chromosomes in the daughter cells/
gametes
TERM 47
self-fertilization produced offspring all
identical to the parent
DEFINITION 47
true- breeding
TERM 48
offspring of two different varieties
DEFINITION 48
hybrid
TERM 49
an organism that has two identical alleles for
a gene
DEFINITION 49
homozygous
TERM 50
an organism that has two different alleles for
a gene
DEFINITION 50
heterozygous
diff bw dominant and
recessive
dominant - determines appearanceand recessive has no
apparent effect on the appearance
TERM 52
diff bewteen genotype and phenotype
DEFINITION 52
genotype- genetic makeupphenotype- physical makeup
TERM 53
experimental mating of individuals differing in
a single character
DEFINITION 53
monohybrid cross
TERM 54
mating of individual differing in 2
characteristics
DEFINITION 54
dihybrid cross
TERM 55
a sperm/egg carries 1allele bc allelepairs
sepa. during production of gametes.
DEFINITION 55
mendels theory of segregation
the inheritance of 1 character has no affect
on the inheritance of another
mendels law of independent assortment
TERM 57
albinism, tay-sachs, sickle cell, and cystic
fibrosis are examples of _____ genetic
disorders
DEFINITION 57
RECESSIVE
TERM 58
achondroplasia, alzheimers, and huntingtons
are examples of _______ genetic disorders
DEFINITION 58
DOMINANT
TERM 59
who is responsible for the 3D model of
DNA
DEFINITION 59
watson and crick
TERM 60
3 parts of DNA structure
DEFINITION 60
1- daughter strand and parent strand2.- base pairs ( A-T, C-
G)3- sugar phosphate backbone
steps of DNA replication
1- parental DNA strand separates2- ea separate strand is
template for a complimentary strand of nucleotides that are
found in the nucleus3- they line up on the strand and form
new DNA4-the new strands are identical to parent and to ea
other
TERM 62
this model for dna replication is called that bc
half the parental molecule is conserved
DEFINITION 62
semiconservative model
TERM 63
what is the enzyme that link DNA nucelotides
to a growing daughter strand
DEFINITION 63
DNA polymerase
TERM 64
what is the enzyme that links, or ligates, the
pieces together a single DNA strand
DEFINITION 64
DNA ligase
TERM 65
how is DNA repaired during replication
DEFINITION 65
DNA polymerase carries out a proof reading step that
removes the nucleotides that have base paired
incorrectly.DNA polymerase and ligase also help.
what are the 3 types of RNA
mRNA- messengertRNA- transferrRNA- ribosomal
TERM 67
Which type of RNA- conveys the genetic
messages from DNA-> the translation
machinery
DEFINITION 67
MESSENGER RNA (mRNA)
TERM 68
which type of RNA- functions as an interpretor
in translation
DEFINITION 68
TRANSFER RNA (tRNA)
TERM 69
which type of RNA- makes up ribosomes and
is most abundant type in RNA
DEFINITION 69
RIBOSOMAL RNA (rRNA)
TERM 70
what is the transfer of genetic info from DNA-
> RNA and occurs in the nucleus
DEFINITION 70
TRANSCRIPTION
In new RNA strands in transcription, what
pairs up with A?
U
TERM 72
DNA strands separate, only 1 is template,
RNA lines up on DNA template
DEFINITION 72
transcription
TERM 73
basic unit of the genetic
code
DEFINITION 73
CODON
TERM 74
3-nucleotide seq in mRNA tht specifies a
particular amino acid or polypeptide term.
signal
DEFINITION 74
CODON
TERM 75
set of rules that relate codons in RNA to
amino acids in proteins
DEFINITION 75
GENETIC CODE
the synthesis of a polypeptide using the
genetic information encoded on an mRNA
molecule
TRANSLATION
TERM 77
tRNA carries out what 2 functions in
translation?
DEFINITION 77
1- pick up appropriate amino acids2- recognize the
appropriate codons in the mRNA
TERM 78
a specific sequence of 3 nucleotides that is
complimentary to a codon triplet
DEFINITION 78
anticodon
TERM 79
an anticodon on tRNA recognizes a particular
codon on mRNA- using what rules?
DEFINITION 79
base-pairing
TERM 80
any change in the nucleotide sequence of
DNA
DEFINITION 80
gene mutation
3 types/ ways for gene
mutations
1- insertion2-deletion3- substitutions
TERM 82
replacement of one nucleotide and its base
pairing partner with another set (pair)
DEFINITION 82
substiutions
TERM 83
this type of substitution changes amino acid
coding
DEFINITION 83
missense mutations
TERM 84
sickle cell is an example of?
DEFINITION 84
missense mutations- this type changes shape and function
TERM 85
this type of substitution can change an amino
acid codon into a stop codon
DEFINITION 85
nonsense mutationsthis type can terminate and prevent
proper function
the process by which genetic info flows from
genes to proteins (genot-> phentot)
gene expression
TERM 87
whats an ex of gene expression
DEFINITION 87
e coli
TERM 88
what does the control of gene expression
allow?
DEFINITION 88
cells to produce specific kinds of proteins when and where
they are needed
TERM 89
specialization-structure & function of cells tht
occurs in develop. of organism
DEFINITION 89
differentiation
TERM 90
what results from selective activation and
deactivation of the cells genes
DEFINITION 90
differentiation
as a verb: to produce genetically identical
copies of a cell, organism, or DNA molecule
CLONE
TERM 92
as noun: the collection of cells,organisms, or
molecules resulting from cloning
DEFINITION 92
clone
TERM 93
the cloning of human cells by nuclear
transplantation for theraputic purposes
DEFINITION 93
theraputic cloning
TERM 94
ex of theraputic
cloning
DEFINITION 94
generation of embryonic stem cells
TERM 95
using a somatic cell from a multicellular
organism to make one or more genet. identi.
indiv;s
DEFINITION 95
reproductive cloning
cancer-causing agents, factors that alter DNA
and make cells cancerous are called:
carcinogens
TERM 97
tabacco
DEFINITION 97
ex of carcinogen
TERM 98
How are carcinogens harmful
DEFINITION 98
they promote cell division- the higher the division, the higher
chance of mutations.