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DNA test 1 vocab
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Microbiology
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10/04/2012

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Term
genetics 
Definition
the study of inherited traits
Term
DNA
Definition
deoxyribonucleic acid 
Term
genomics
Definition
the study of genomes
Term
genome
Definition
a complte set of genetic information includes all genes present in an organism
Term
How many letters are in a strand of DNA
Definition
3 billion
Term
nucleotides
Definition

what the amino acid polymer is made of 

 

  • adenine
  • thymine
  • guanine
  • cytosine
Term
DNA is made up of 
Definition
  • a double strand polymer made up of a chain of nucleotides 
  • phosphates 
  • sugar: deoxyribose
  • base-adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
Term
proteomics
Definition
studies the proteins  made in a cell
Term
alleles 
Definition
different genes
Term

 

polymorphisms

Definition

(many features)

variations in the DNA sequence

Term

 

 what are chromosomes

Definition

located in the nucleus 

made of DNa and protein 

humans have 46 chromosomes 

Term
genotype
Definition
alleles an individual carries
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phenotype
Definition
visable traits
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lethal alleles
Definition

cause death before the individual can reproduce

take them from the gene pool

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