Midterm Review Part 1

Front

What is the genotype of a heterozygous tall plant?

Back

Tt

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What is the phenotype of a plant with genotype 'tt'?

Back

Short plant

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What is the expected percentage of short offspring from a cross between Tt and tt?

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50%

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What is the process called that results in the formation of gametes?

Back

Meiosis

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What is the amino acid sequence coded by the DNA strand TAC AAA AGG?

Back

Tyr - Lys - Arg

Front

What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

Back

mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

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Mitosis results in two identical daughter cells, while meiosis results in four genetically diverse gametes.

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What is the function of ribosomes in a cell?

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Ribosomes are the sites of protein synthesis.

Front

What is the complementary mRNA sequence for the DNA sequence TAC?

Back

AUG

Front

What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles