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The chemicals that make up your genetic code are known as Deoxyribonucleic Acids or__________
DNA
What are the four base pairs for Deoxyribonucleic acid?
Guanine, Adanine, Thymine, and Cytosine (GAtTaCa)
A large amount of DNA can code just 1 characteristic also known as a____
gene
Many, many segments of code all tightly coiled on the same strand is known as a ____________
chromosome
A human has ____ pairs of chromosomes or _____ total
23,46
A type of primordial cell that can form any other type of cell is known as a ________
Stem cell
To make an identical copy of another organism is called___________
cloning
When making a duplicate of a certain type of cell or an entire organ (such as a heart of lungs) out of stem cells, it is called _______________
therapeutic cloning
What is the general term for changing someone's DNA for better or worse?
genetic engineering
A ball of cells that contains stem cells in it is called a __________
blastocyte
A map of all a human's chromosomes is called a ___________
karyotype
___________ was a monk who experimented with pea plants, and its also considered the father or Genetics
Gregor Mendel
____________ was one of the two scientists who worked on the model of DNA
James Watson
_________ was the name for the first ever cloned mammal
Dolly
A fertilized egg is also called a _____________
zygote
Sex cells such as egg and sperm have exactly ________ of the normal amount of DNA
half
In Gattaca the term for anyone who assumes another's genetic identity is a ___________
borrowed ladder
Why did Vincent assume Jerome's identity?
He wanted to work for Gattaca and they wouldn't let him because of his Vincent's heart problem
The term for any mutation, or error in DNA that could potentially be harmful to a child is known as a _____________
mutation
This genetic anomaly causes people to have blood that does not clot properly?
Hemophilia
The term for a person who has an extra chromosome causing mental retardation?
down syndrome
This disorder causes a person's body to generate too much mucus?
cystic fibrosis
When blood cells form a crescent shape making it difficult to carry oxygen, it is called __________
sickle-cell
THe type of genetic engineering that affects only you and
not
your offspring is called__________
somatic
The type of genetic engineering that affects only your offspring is known as __________
germline
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Genetics Test
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Updated
2010-06-09T00:50:31Z
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