Chapter 6 Genes and Gene Technology

Hereditary material that controls all the activities of a cell, contains the information to make new cells, and provides instructions for making proteins Click for Term

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) Hereditary material that controls all the activities of a cell, contains the information to make new cells, and provides instructions for making proteins Click for Term

A subunit of DNA consisting of a sugar, a phosphate and one of four nitrogenous bases Click for Term

Nucleotide A subunit of DNA consisting of a sugar, a phosphate and one of four nitrogenous bases Click for Term

One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; pairs with thymine Click for Term

Adenine One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; pairs with thymine Click for Term

One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; pairs with adenine Click for Term

Thymine One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; pairs with adenine Click for Term

One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; pairs with cytosine Click for Term

Guanine One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; pairs with cytosine Click for Term

One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; pairs with guanine Click for Term

Cytosine One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; pairs with guanine Click for Term

A small organelle in cells where proteins are made from amino acids Click for Term

A small organelle in cells where proteins are made from amino acids Ribosome A small organelle in cells where proteins are made from amino acids Click for Term

A change in the order of bases in an organism’s DNA; deletion, insertion or substitution Click for Term

Mutation A change in the order of bases in an organism’s DNA; deletion, insertion or substitution Click for Term

Anything that can damage or cause changes in DNA Click for Term

Anything that can damage or cause changes in DNA Mutagen Anything that can damage or cause changes in DNA Click for Term

A diagram of family history used for tracing a trait through several generations Click for Term

Pedigree A diagram of family history used for tracing a trait through several generations Click for Term