Evolution Flashcards
1
Q
Personal cause for why you behave the way that you do
A
Proximate cause
2
Q
Ultimate or genetic cause for why you behave the way that you do
A
Ultimate cause
3
Q
DNA with known function
A
Gene
4
Q
“Junk” DNA
A
Introns
5
Q
DNA that undergoes transcription
A
Exons
6
Q
Happens first when DNA becomes protein
A
Transcription
7
Q
Happens second when DNA becomes protein
A
Translation
8
Q
Cell with two complete sets of chromosomes
A
Diploid cell
9
Q
Cell with only one set of chromosomes
A
Haploid cell (sex cell)
10
Q
One of multiple forms of a gene (blood type)
A
Allele
11
Q
Cell division that results in a haploid cell
A
Meiosis
12
Q
Mutation that happens in a non-germline cell
A
Somatic mutation
13
Q
Mutation that happens in a germline cell
A
Hereditary mutation
