Fall Final Exam Review 2024 Part I

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What is heredity?

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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What are the principles of cell theory?

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1. All living things are made of one or more cells. 2. The cell is the smallest unit of life. 3. All new cells come from preexisting cells.

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What does a Punnett square show?

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All the ways in which alleles can combine.

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What is a missing link in evolution?

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An 'in-between' organism that must have lived if one type of organism evolved into another kind.

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What are the two stages of the mitotic phase?

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Mitosis and cytokinesis.

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Define mutations.

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Changes in the DNA sequence that can lead to variations in traits.

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What is dominance in genetics?

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A principle where one allele masks the effect of another allele.

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What is interphase?

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The phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for division.

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What is cytokinesis?

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The process where the cytoplasm of a parental cell divides into two daughter cells.

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What is the role of alleles in genetics?

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Alleles are different forms of a gene that determine specific traits.