DNA Flashcards
(20 cards)
Spiral, Living organisms, info about you
DNA
consists of a base, sugar, and a phosphate
Nucleotide
A=T, G=C,
Chargaff’s Rules
discovered DNA was a double helix structure
Watson and Crick
Made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
changes in the number, types, or order of bases on a piece of DNA
Mutations
when something changes their organism to survive in their area
Adaptation
group of living organisms that are similar and capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
Species
living organisms are thought to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth
Evolution
the remains or indents of earlier living organisms
Fossils
total of fossils discovered
Fossil Records
traveled on the beagle, Galapagos islands, Finches and a naturalist
Charles Darwin
a quality or characteristic of something
Trait
humans use breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits
Selective Breeding
It is overproduction, inherited variation, struggle to survive, and successful reproduction
Natural Selection
average time between two consecutive generations usually a decade
generation time
one species separates and one half of it adapts to its environment
Speciation
all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans
primates
a primate of a family hat includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also great apes
hominid
technical term for humans and people
Homo sapiens
