Foundations in Microbiology Chapter 9 Exam Questions and Verified Answers (Graded A+)
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Foundations in Microbiology Chapter 9 Exam Questions and Verified Answers (Graded A+)
Genetics - Answers the study of heredity
DNA - Answers Heredity material, protein building material
Chromosome - Answers A threadlike linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of eukaryotic ce...
Foundations in Microbiology Chapter 9 Exam Questions and Verified Answers (Graded A+)
Genetics - Answers the study of heredity
DNA - Answers Heredity material, protein building material
Chromosome - Answers A threadlike linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of
eukaryotic cells that carries the genes and functions in the transmission of hereditary information.
Gene - Answers A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a
chromosome and determines a particular characteristic in an organism.
Plasmid - Answers A circular, double-stranded unit of DNA that replicates within a cell independently of
the chromosomal DNA.
Genotype - Answers The genetic makeup, as distinguished from the physical appearance, of an organism
or a group of organisms.
Phenotype - Answers The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, as
determined by both genetic makeup and environmental influences.
Genome - Answers An organism's genetic material.
DNA - Answers deoxyribonucleic acid; a nucleic acid that is the main constituent of the chromosomes of
all organisms
DNA replication - Answers is semiconservative and requires the participation of several enzymes
DNA is used to produve RNA through______ and RNA is then used to produce protein through_______ -
Answers transcription; translation
RNA - Answers is single stranded, cantains a uracil base, and the sugar ribose.
_____ in the mRNA pair with _____ in the tRNA to specify what amino acids to assemble on the
ribosome during translation - Answers Codons; anticodons
tRNA - Answers short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety
capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain
that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell.
mRNA - Answers type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome
rRNA - Answers type of RNA that makes up part of the ribosome
Codons - Answers A three-nucleotide sequence of DNA or mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid or
termination signal; the basic unit of the genetic code.
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