micro chapter 9

what is the study of heredity

what is the sum total of genetic material of a cell (chromosomes + mitochondria/chloroplasts and plasmids)

what is the genome of cells

what is the genome of viruses

what are DNA complexed with protein constitutes the genetic material

what chromosomes are a single circular loop

what chromosomes are multiple and linear

what are chromosomes subdivided into that are the fundanmetal unit of heredity responsible for a given trait

what is the site on the chromosome that provides information for a certain cell function

what is the segment of DNA that contains the necessary code to make a protein or RNA molecule

what are the three basic categories of genes

what are the genes that code for proteins

what are the genes that control gene expression

what are all types of genes constitute the genetic makeup

what are the expression of the genotype creates observable traits

what are two strands twisted into a double helix

what is the basic unit of DNA structure

what are the three parts the each nucleotide contains

what covalently bond to form a sugar-phosphate backbone

what covalently bond to the 1` carbon of each sugar and span the center of the molecule to pair with an appropriate complementary base on the other strand

_____ binds to ____ with 2 hydrogen bonds

___ binds to ____ with 3 hydrogen bonds

each strand provides a template for the exact copying of a new strand. order of bases constitutes the DNA code

what significance of DNA structure is constancy of base pairing guarantees that the code will be retained

what significance of DNA structure order of bases responsible for unique qualities of each organism