ANP 202: Biocultural Evolution
Summer 2011
Midterm Review
List the subfields of anthropology and the sub-subfields of physical anthropology.
List the “Big Events of Human Evolution” given in your textbook.
What are the steps of the Scientific Method. Use the DNA experiments as examples
of this process.
How does DNA replicate? How does it prevent mutations during replication?
1.Unzip Double Helix, lay down RNA Primers, Extend New DNA, Replace Primers
with DNA fragments 2. Proofreading- backs up and checks work
What are the stages of the cell cycle? What happens at each stage?
G1, S(synthesis, DNA replication), G2 Interphase(cell grows, get nutrients), M phase
mitosis( splits into 2 cells)
What are the phases of mitosis?
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and Telephase
-Of meiosis?
Meiosis 1.Interphase, Pro-Telephase Meiosis 2. Pro-telephase
How do mitosis and meiosis differ?
Mitosis-4 haploid cells Meiosis 2 haploid cells
Why do organisms use meiosis for reproduction rather than mitosis?
Meiosis special for sexual reproduction
How do you get different combinations of genes in each sex cell?
Meiosis and the two copies of each chromosomes coming from each parent.
Dominance and Recessiveness
Mendel originally discovered this phenomenon. What do we call it?
Medelian Inheritance
What is the central dogma?
Flow of info in a cell or how you use dna to make an organism
How can you get more than one protein from a single gene? What is this called?
What do you call it when you use multiple genes to get one protein?
What are the different types of proteins? What do these different types do?
1.Permeanant, temporary, inherited, and influenced 2. Help organize DNA
determine genotype
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