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