Genetics Unit Review

The process by which cells make proteins (hint: includes transcription and translation)

• Replication

• Protein Synthesis

• infiltration

• mutation

The Building blocks of a nucleic acid

• haploids

• mitochondria

• nucleotides

• gene

Another term for body cells

• Somatic

• gametes

• sex cells

• sperm

A mistake made in DNA or RNA that affect the expression of genetic information

• replications

• infiltrations

• mutations

• transformations

A mutation that does not affect the amino acids that are coded for

• silent mutation

• nonsense mutation

• missense mutation

• frameshift mutation

A type of reproduction that creates genetic diversity and requires 2 parents

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

The intentional alteration of genes or pieces of DNA of an organism to solve a human problem (uses biotechnology)

• genetic diversity

• animal cloning

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

A complete number of chromosomes

• diploid

• haploid

• multiploid

• tetraploid

A mutation in which a nucleotide is added to a DNA sequence

• substitution

• deletion

• insertion

• frameshift

Another term for sex cells

• somatic

• body

• gametes

• nucleus