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Organelle

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Any specialised structure inside a cell that performs a special function.

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Respiration Word Equation

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Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water +energy

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Respiration Balanced Chemical Equation

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C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ +6H₂O + energy

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Photosynthesis Word Equation

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Sunlight + Carbon dioxide + Water → Glucose + Oxygen

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Photosynthesis Balanced Chemical Equation

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Sunlight + 6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

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What are the 2 types of Respiration?

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Anaerobic respiration & Aerobic respiration

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What are the 2 types of Photosynthesis

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The light dependent reactions & the light independent reactions (Calvin cycle)

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What is a Homologous pair

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Matching chromosomes containing the same genes, one having come from either parent.

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What is a Gamete

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A sex cell

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What is a Recessive Gene

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An allele that is only expressed if there is no dominant allele present

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What is Homozygous

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The genotype that has 2 alleles the same e.g BB

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What is a Mutation

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A permanent change in genetic code

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What is Mitosis

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Cell division that occurs in the body cells for growth and repair

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What is Meiosis

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Cell division that occurs in the sex organs to produce sex cells

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What is Sexual reproduction

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A type of reproduction that uses gametes producing variation in the new individual

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What is a Zygote

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The cell formed when the sperm cell fuses with the egg cell.

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What is Fertilisation

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The process where two sex cells fuse together to form a zygote

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What is a Dominant gene

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This is an allele which will be expressed even if only one is present in the genotype e.g Bb

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What is a Gene

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A section of chromosome that codes for a particular protein and therefore a trait.

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What is a Chromosome

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A strand of DNA which contains many genes.

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What is Phenotype

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The expression of the genotype as a visible trait

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What is Heterozygous

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The genotype with 2 different alleles e.g Bb

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What is Semi conservative

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Each double DNA strand is composed of one new and one old strand

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What is a Carrier

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An individual that has inherited a gene but does not display the trait

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What is Genotype
The alleles you carry e.g BB, Bb, bb
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What is a Trait
A characteristic that is inherited e.g eye colour
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What is a Allele
Different version of the same gene
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What is Haploid
A cell with half the number of chromosomes.
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What is a Nucleotide
A unit made up of a base, a sugar and a phosphate
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What is DNA (simple version?)
It is a double helix shaped chemical which carries genetic information
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What is Diploid
A cell with a full set of chromosomes.
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Definition of Anticodon
Three consecutive bases on the tRNA
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Definition of Codon
Three consecutive bases on the mRNA
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Definition of Deletion Mutation
A mutation on the DNA where a base(s) is removed, resulting in a frame shift.
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What is DNA (complicated version?)
Deoxyribose nucleic acid, A joins with T, C joins with G. Double stranded, helix shaped large molecule, a whole chromosome. Deoxyribose sugar.
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Definition of Enzyme
A folded protein which acts as a biological catalyst to speed up the rate of a chemical reaction in an organism.
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Definition of Frameshift
Change in bases that the ribosome reads
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Definition of Gene
A piece of DNA which codes for the making of a protein/feature
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Definition of Gene expression
The process where the instructions on our DNA are converted into a functional protein, includes transcription, translation and protein folding.
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Definition of Insertion mutation
A mutation on the DNA where a base(s) is added resulting in a frameshift.
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Definition of Metabolic pathway
A series of enzyme-controlled reactions, where the product of one reaction becomes the substrate of the next
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Definition of Missense mutation
A change of the base on the DNA which codes for a different amino acid. This may or may not alter the shape of the protein and therefore it's function.
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Definition of mRNA
Messenger mRNA. Made during transcription in the nucleus. Carries the instructions to the ribosome to make a polypeptide chain. Contains codons.
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Definition of Mutagen
Environmental factor which causes the mutation e.g agent orange, X-rays etc
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Definition of Mutation
A sudden, permanent change in the bases on the DNA
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Definition of Non-sense mutation
A change of the base on the DNA which changes the instructions, so a STOP codon occurs in the wrong place. Protein is greatly affected.
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Definition of Peptide bond
Bond formed between 2 amino acids during translation
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Definition of Phenotype
The physical appearance of a feature
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Definition of Point mutation
A change of only one or a few bases on the DNA
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Definition of Protein
A substance made up of many amino acids joined together to form a polypeptide chain, which gets folded into a functional protein (enzymes are a type of protein)
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Definition of Redundancy
The fact that multiple codons code for the same amino acid, e.g CCU, CCC, CCA and CCG all code for the amino acid Pro
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Definition of RNA
Ribonucleic acid. A bonds with U and G bonds with C. Three types, tRNA, mRNA and rRNA. Single stranded and shorter than DNA. Sugar is ribose
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Definition of Same-sense mutation
A change of the base on the DNA where the bases still code for the same amino acid. This is due to the redundancy of the genetic code.
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Definition of Silent mutation
A mutation that is neither favourable nor harmful, that remains in a population
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Definition of Start codon
The start signals on the mRNA which initiates translation. Always AUG.
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Definition of Stop codon
These 3 codons on the mRNA (UAA, UAG, UGA) do not code for an amino acid therefore telling the ribosome where to stop translation.
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Definition of Substitution mutation
A mutation where the base(s) on the DNA are swapped
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Definition of Transcription
The process by which DNA going to mRNA, occurs in the nucleus. Controlled by RNA polymerase.
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Definition of Translation
The process by which mRNA going to polypeptide chain, occurs in the cytoplasm on the ribosome.
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Definition of Triplet
Three consecutive bases on the DNA
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Definition of tRNA
Transfer RNA. Carries an amino acid to the ribosome. 3 bases on the mRNA=an anticodon.
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What is gene expression
Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used to make a protein.
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The base sequence of a DNA molecule codes for?
The base sequence of a DNA molecule codes for the amino acids that make up proteins.
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A sequence of 3 bases in DNA (a triplet) codes for?1
A sequence of 3 bases in DNA (a triplet) codes for 1 amino acid
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A sequence of many amino acids joined together with _______ bonds forms a ____________
A sequence of many acids joined together with PEPTIDE bonds forms a POLYPEPTIDE.
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One gene codes for one Polypeptide (basic protein most proteins made of many ___________)
One gene codes for one Polypeptide (basic protein most proteins made of many POLYPEPTIDES)

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