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CMSC423 midterm 1
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 4
10/07/2013

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Genotype
Definition
genetic characteristics of the gene
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Phenotype
Definition
the physical characteristics of an organism ex blue eyes
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Cell
Definition
is the basic building blocks of an living organism
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Proteins
Definition
made up of amino acids and are structural components of body tissues of living organisms
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Evolution
Definition
the change in genetic structure from one generation to another
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inheritance
Definition
the genes that are passed on from generation to another
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selection
Definition
natural selection ( external factors)
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variation
Definition
mutations WE KNOW
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Development
Definition
process by which organisms grow and develop
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differentiation
Definition
is the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type.
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germ cell
Definition
a cell containing half the number of chromosomes of a somatic cell and able to
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somatic cell
Definition
any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells.
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RNA
Definition
messenger that carries instructions to DNA for protein
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DNA
Definition
a self replicating materials present in nearly nearly all living
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Chromosome
Definition
a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
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Gene
Definition
A unit of inheritance passed from parent to offspring
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Genome
Definition
Set of many gene
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Transcription
Definition
Process DNA copied into RNA
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Exon
Definition
a segment of a DNA or RNA molecule containing information coding for a protein or peptide sequence
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Intron
Definition
a segment of DNA or RNA molecule that doesn’t code for protien’s and interupts sequences of genes
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Translation
Definition
Encode cellular ribosomes create
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Codon
Definition
a sequence of three nucleotides that together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
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Gene Expression
Definition
The process of how genes works
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Regulation
Definition
The adaption of form or behaviour of an organism to changed conditions.
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Epigenetics
Definition
study of inherited changes in phenotype (appearance)
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