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Question	Answer
What is the name of the phase prior to cell division.	Interphase
Cell grows and develops by synthesizing (making) the proteins that give organisms their traits and characteristics from DNA and RNA.	Protein Synthesis
DNA is replicated, so when the cell divides each new cell doesn't end up with only half the required amount of DNA.	DNA Replication
Newly replicated DNA is checked for errors before the cell divides.	Checkpoint
Instructional genetic code for making the proteins that give living things their traits and characteristics.	DNA
DNA takes on a ______ ______ shape in Eukaryotic cells.	Double Helix
DNA takes on a _____ _____ shape in prokaryotic cells.	Circular
Single stranded; uses DNA's instructions to make proteins.	RNA
A combination of Phosphate, a Nitrogen base, and Deoxyribose in DNA or Ribose in RNA	Nucleotide
How many main functions do Protein Macromolecules serve	5
mRNA stands for	Messenger RNA
rRNA	Ribosomal RNA
tRNA	Transfer RNA
mRNA is made, which sends a copy of DNA's instructional code from the cell nucleus to a protein-making Ribosome outside the nucleus	Transcription
rRNA in RIbosome organelles read and translate mRNA's copy of DNA's code to make the instructed protein.	Translation
_________ are the cell organelles that read and interpret mRNA's copy of DNA's genetic code to make the instructed protein.	Ribosomes
Ribosomes are made and located in the	Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
How many letters are in a Codon	3
In DNA, A pairs with T, in RNA, A pairs with _	U
The opposite of a Codon	Anticodon
What is the name of the thing that unzips DNA	Enzyme
How many sets of DNA are made	2
What does DNA fully condense into	Chromosome
What does the Apoptotic process do	Self destruct
Random changes in chromosomes are called	Mutations
When a Gene or Chromosome is missing	Deletion
When a gene is swapped out for another gene	Substitution
When a gene is placed somewhere it shouldn't be	Insertion
When part of a chromosome breaks off and attaches itself to another gene	Translocation
When there are more of a gene or chromosome then there should be	Duplication