DNA Flashcards

1
Q

DNA

A

exists in every living organism

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2
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Nucleotide

A

the basic structural unit of nucleic acid

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3
Q

Chargaff’s Rule

A

DNA of any cell needs a 1:1 ratio

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4
Q

Watson and Crick

A

they discovered the chemical structure of DNA

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5
Q

Rosalind Franklin

A

invented the first model of now days X-ray machine

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6
Q

Mutations

A

when a DNA gene is damaged or changed

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7
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Adaptations

A

becoming more fitted to your new home or climate

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8
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Species

A

a closely related group of organisms

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9
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Evolution

A

changes in the heritable characterists

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10
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Fossils

A

preserved evidence from past times

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11
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Fossil record

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a term t refer to how many fossils paleintologists have collected

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12
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Charles Darwin

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a naturalist that studied the islands with the HMS Beagel

expedition

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13
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Trait

A

feature of an organisim

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14
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Selective Breeding

A

breeding two organisms with desiarable trits to try to get a simalar offspring

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15
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Natural selection

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the results of evolution of organisim

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16
Q

Generation time

A

the time between two generations

17
Q

Spectation

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the diference between new and distinct species

18
Q

Primates

A

the specie related to monkeys, lemurs and apes

19
Q

Homind

A

only includes homo sapinens

20
Q

Homo sapiens

A

the known extinct human species