Dna Flashcards
0
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What are the four nitrogen bases
A
Adenine thymine cytosine guanine
1
Q
What are the three parts of the nucleotide
A
Nitrogen base, phosphate deoxyribose
2
Q
How do the bases pair up
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A-T C-G
3
Q
Why are he bases important
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It is the genetic code or the blueprints of life
4
Q
What is the shape of DNA called
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Double Helix
5
Q
Dominate definition
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Always shows as the phenotype
6
Q
Recessive definition
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Only shows as phenotype when it is in the presents of another recessive allele
7
Q
What’s the difference between a genotype and phenotype
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Genotype is what your genes are, dominate or recessive. Phenotype is the physical expression of the genes
8
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Define Homozygous and Heterozygous
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Same alleles
Different alleles
