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What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Semi-conservative replication DNA strands are made up of?
A new molecule consists of one original (parental) strand and one newly made strand
What are the 4 bases that make up DNA?
Adenine, Guanine, Thymine and Cytosine
Describe the structure of DNA
DNA is a double helix that is made with a sugar phosphate backbone and 4 base pairs.
Which base pairs with Adenine
Thymine
Which base pairs with cytosine?
Guanine
What is a chromosome?
DNA is packaged into thread-like structures
How many chromosomes do humans have?
46
What is a gene?
A gene is a segment of DNA that contains the instructions for different characteristics/traits.
What is DNA replication?
DNA replication is the process by which a cell makes an exact copy of its DNA before it divides.
what is inheritance?
traits are passed down from parent to child
What is mitosis used for?
growth and repair of cells
True or False: Mitosis produce genetically identical cells.
True
True or false: Meiosis produces genetically identical cells
False
What are the stages of Mitosis
(PMAT) Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase and Cytokinesis
What are the stages of meiosis
P1, M1, A1, T1, C1, P2, M2, A2, T2, C2. P:prophase, M:metaphase, A:Anaphase, T:Telophase, C:Cytokinesis
