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polymer of nucleotides
consists of deoxyribose sugar molecule, phosphate group, and nitrogen base |
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| what are the four bases that form nucleotides of DNA |
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| cytosine, adenine, thymine, guadine |
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| what is the difference between pyrimidine and purines |
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pyrimidine: cytosine and thymine
6 member ring 4 carbons 2 nitrogens
purines: adenine and guanine
6 & 5 member rings |
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the bridges
adenine to thymine
cytosine to guanine |
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| how does RNA differ from DNA |
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RNA is single strand-not helix
RNA uses ribose-not deoxyribose
RNA has cytosine and uracil-not thymine |
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| the copy that is made of a gene that moves/travels to be translated |
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| what is mutation regarding DNA |
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| any error in copying DNA during DNA duplication or any damage done to DNA |
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phenotype: what gene is seen physically (dominant)
geneotype: noting which gene is present in a particular chromosome |
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| what is codominance/incomplete domicanace |
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when both trait are shown
combo of phenotypes
pink flower example |
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| a number of genes are expressed in the phenotype |
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sex linked
sex limited
sex influenced |
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linked: genes that lie on unshared part of x chromosome
limited: can only be expressed in one gender
influenced: expressed different ways in males and females.. male patterened balness does not really show in a woman bc not enough testosterone |
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