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CSET Genetics And Evolution
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1. Molecules that join together to form DNA and RNA. Monomers that make up a nucleic acid
Homologous structures
Gene
Adenine
Nucleotide
2. Because of base pairing in DNA the amount of
cytosine in DNA is about equal to the percentage of guanine molecules
Test Cross
Paleozoic era
Punctuated Equilibrium
3. Innate trait; shared ancestry
Deletion
that is complementary to a single strand of DNA
Genotype
homologous (Evolution Evidence)
4. The movement of individuals into an area
Immigration
Artificial selection
Analogous structures
Natural Selection
5. Movement of alleles into or out of a population due to the migration of individuals to or from the population
Gene flow
Mutation
NIche Isolation
Endemic
6. When F1 is fully fertile but F2 has low fertility (rice - cotton)
Relative dating
Hybrid Breakdown
polypeptide
Homozygote
7. Consists of all genes - including all the different alleles - that are present in a population
Somatic
Allopatric Speciation
Gene pool
Substitution
8. Group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
clinC
Chromosome mutation
Population
Haploid/Monoploid
9. Mutation where an extra base is added
Hybrid Infertility
Insertion
Comparative anatomy
Incomplete Dominance
10. The study of the past and present distribution of species.
Biogeography
nucleotide
The cell uses information from mRNA to produce proteins
Phenotype
11. Separates DNA by size
Gene mutation
gel electrophoresis
Dihybrid Cross
analogous (Evolution Evidence)
12. Is a sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait. This is because the sequence of bases code for certain proteins.
The cell uses information from mRNA to produce proteins
Gene mutation
Gene
embryological evidence
13. When competition causes two closely related species to become more different in regions where their ranges overlap
deoxyribose and phosphate
Medel worked with _____
Allopatric Speciation
Character Displacement
14. One of the types of fossils made from hardened tree resin. Preserves both hard and soft parts.
Temporal Isolation
Microevolution
nucleotide
Amber
15. Is a trait that is more expressed than another trait. Is written in capital letters for Genotype. E.g Tall genotype is TT or Tt where T is the allele for tall trait and t is the trait for small. T will be expressed more.
Hybrid Inviability
Punctuated Equilibrium
Dominant
true
16. A change in the base sequence of DNA; the ultimate source of new alleles
Niche
Immigration
Mutation
Natural Selection
17. Situation in which allele frequencies remain constant
Genetic Equilibrium
Post -zygotic Mechanisms
Mitosis
False genes
18. The individuals choice of which mate they will choose. The choice is dependant on what traits the individual finds attractive. e.g some people will want their mates to be smart or pretty.
index fossil
Gametic
Directional Selection
Mate Selection
19. A group of organisms whose members are sufficiently alike to be able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring and who are unable to reproduce with other such groups
transcription
Genetic Drift
Species
Gametic
20. What happens during the process of translation
Centromere
The cell uses information from mRNA to produce proteins
Fossils
Industrial Melanism
21. All the factors in an organism's surroundings that can potentially affect it
Environment
Locus
Habitat
mutation
22. The adaptive increase in pigmentation as a result of human - induced pollutants
Industrial Melanism
Post -zygotic Mechanisms
3 nucleotides
Geologic Evolution
23. A geographic gradient in the extent to which a character is developed in a species
Adaptation
clinC
Environment
Species
24. The environmental factors that favour certain phenotypes
Substitution
vestigial (Evolution Evidence)
Testcross
Selection pressure
25. A small simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism. It is also a cell
thymine
Germ
Meiosis
Pre -zygotic Mechanisms
26. Speciation which does not involve a period of geographical separation
Homozygous
Sympatric Speciation
Locus
Sequential Evolution
27. Visual expression of a trait
The cell uses information from mRNA to produce proteins
Phenotype
Nucleotide
Haploid/Monoploid
28. The formation of new species as a result of evolution
Extinction
Nucleotide
Mendel's Principle of Segregation
Speciation
29. A population partially isolated from other populations of the same species
codon
Deme
Mutagen
Hybrid Inviability
30. Building block of a nucleic acid (DNA and RNA)
Absolute dating
nucleotide
anticodon
mRNA
31. Mating of 2 oism that differ in 2 characters
index fossil
Paleozoic era
Parallel Evolution
Dihybrid Cross
32. Impression made from a organism in soft material such as sand or mud.
mutation
Mold
Species
Monohybrid
33. A process that results in an allele having a different probability of remaining in the gene pool compared with that of another allele
watson and crick
that is complementary to a single strand of DNA
Nucleotide
Selection
34. Organ that serves no useful function in an organism
Sexual Selection
Vestigial organs
Paleozoic era
Dihybrid Cross
35. Dna moves during electrophoresis because of...
its negative charge
Genotype
The cell uses information from mRNA to produce proteins
Homozygote
36. Building block of a protein
Analogous Structures (analogies)
Biogeography
amino acid
Evo Devo
37. Are noncoding sequences in the gene that are removed from RNA after transcription
Clade
introns
Founder effect
vestigial (Evolution Evidence)
38. 2 alleles for a character separate during the formation of gametes - so that each gamete only carriers one allele for each character
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39. Large - scale evolutionary changes that take place over long periods of time
False genes
Macroevolution
Phylogeny
Homologous structures
40. A unique combination of traits that are passed down from one generation to another.
Heterozygous
Adaptation
Heritable variation
Natural Selection
41. How often a form of a gene appears in a gene pool
Duplication
Allele Frequency
Founder effect
Homozygous
42. Three mRNA nucleotides that code for a specific amino acid
Mate Selection
Isolating Mechanism
ribose - phosphate - and a base
codon
43. The study relating the evolution of new charateristics to changes in the genes controlling development
Mold
nucleotides
Insertion
Evo Devo
44. Is a base found in DNA and RNA. Cytosine pairs with Guanine in DNA
Convergent Evolution
Cytosine
Hybrid Breakdown
Comparative Anatomy
45. A genetic crosses that involve one trait. e.g TT plant crossed with tt plant has offspring who are heterozygous Tt.
Genome
Monohybrid
Amber
Precambrian era
46. An organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration. This is a result of crossing over of the chromosomes during Meiosis - mutations and random segregation.
Variation
Genetic Drift
Homologous Structures
Petrification
47. These prevent fertilization between species e.g. diff breeding season - mating behaviour
Mold
Gamete Isolation
Geologic Evolution
Pre -zygotic Mechanisms
48. Copying the code from DNA onto mRNA
Hershey and Chase
transcription
Gene pool
tRNA
49. Two alternative forms of a gene e.g Tall vs Short
Precambrian era
Punctuated Equilibrium
Alleles
index fossil
50. Name for oism with one dominant and one recessive allele
Founder Effect
Comparative anatomy
Analogous Features
Heterozygous