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| How many chromosomes does a human cheek cell have? |
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| When are chromosomes visible? |
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| If a cell is not dividing how is DNA packaged? |
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| Single strands of uncoiled chromatin |
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| Why do cells duplicate DNA before dividing? |
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| Each new cell needs an exact copy of DNA |
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| Why do sperm and egg cells have only one set of chromosomes? |
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| Sperm and egg both put in 23 to have the right amount for baby. |
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| How many amino acids are there? |
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| How many amino acids are there that we don't make ourselves? |
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| What type of bond do amino acids make? |
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| Why are proteins important? |
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| They make up everything in our body besides water. Some hold us together, others help carry out specific functions. |
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| Monomer of Nucleic Acids? |
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| Two Polymers of Nucleotides? |
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| Store genetic information |
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| makes copies, transfers copies out of nucleus, forms structure of ribosomes |
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| Major difference between DNA and RNA? |
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| what chromosomes build around during cell division |
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| Where the 2 sister chromatids of a chromosome meet |
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| A copy of each parent's autosome |
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| 2 sets of chromosomes, body cells |
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| 1 set of chromosomes, sex cells |
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| longest, cell carries out normal functions, gap phase |
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| Synthesis of DNA replication |
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| can be mitosis or meiosis |
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| We don't use proteins for energy, they provide... |
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| the building blocks for more proteins that we need to keep our bodies running |
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