Flashcard REVIEW

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What does DNA determine?

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Traits of living things.

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DNA is a polymer made of:

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Nucleotides.

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What type of mutation is represented by the change from TTACGCAAG to TTACGCAAC?

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Substitution.

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What is a change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information called?

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Mutation.

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What will the matching sequence be on a strand that reads AAGCTAT?

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TTCGATA.

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides.

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What are the two types of nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Purines and Pyrimidines.

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What is the role of DNA in living organisms?

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It carries genetic information.

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What is a recessive trait?

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A trait that is expressed only when two recessive alleles are present.

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What is an allele?

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Different forms of a gene.