Replication

A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.

• Replication
• Translation
• Transcription

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Why does DNA replicate?

• To create another copy for the new cell
• To create a duplicate copy in case the original gets damaged
• To create a new copy to replace the damaged original

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

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What purpose do telomeres serve?

• they protect the ends of chromosomes

• they have no known purpose

• they code for proteins

• they are chunks of useless DNA

The region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration

• centromere

• telomere

• cytoplasm

• chromatid

What is a series of events a cell goes through as they grow and divide?

• Cell Division
• Cell Cycle
• Cytokinesis
• Mitosis

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Research suggests the length of the telomeres correlates with life expectancy

• True

• False

Telomeres are regions of the chromosomes that code for the protein ubiquitin.

• True

• False