front 1 Genetics is the study of ____________? | back 1 hereditary- it includes the study of what genes are, how they carry information, how they are replicated, and passed to subsequent generations of cells or passed between organisms and how the expression of their information within n organism determines the particular characteristics of that organism. |
front 2 The genetic information in a cell is called a __________? | back 2 genome |
front 3 A bacterial cell's genomes includes its __________ and ___________________. | back 3 chromosomes (circular) and plasmids |
front 4 Chromosomes are _________________? | back 4 structures containing DNA that physically carry hereditary information; the chromosomes contain the genes. |
front 5 Genes are __________________? | back 5 segments ofDNA (except in viruses in which they are made of RNA) that code for functional products. |
front 6 DNA is a macromolecule composed of repeating units called ____________? | back 6 Nucleotides, deoxyribose and a phosphate group |
front 7 Genes code for a specific _______________? | back 7 characteristic or trait |
front 8 Single bacterial chromosomes include ____________________. | back 8 chromosome and associated proteins
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front 9 The DNA inside a cell exists as __________________________. | back 9 in long strands of nucleotides twisted together in pairs to form a double helix |
front 10 Each double helix has a __________-________________. | back 10 sugar-phosphate backbone- an alternating sugar and phosphate group and a nitrogenous base is attached to each sugar |
front 11 The two strands are held together by _____________ between their nitrogenous bases. | back 11 hydrogen bonds |
front 12 Base pairs always occur in a specific way ____________ and ________________. | back 12 Adenine always pairs with thymine and cytosine always pairs with guanine |
front 13 The two strands of DNA are ________________? | back 13 complementary |
front 14 The bacterial chromosome is located in the ______________ region | back 14 nucleoid |
front 15 DNA is anchored to ______________. | back 15 plasma membrane |