Chapter 11 Vocabulary-Blue Book
11.1
Nitrogenous base – carbon ring structure found in DNA or RNA that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen
Double helix – shape of a DNA molecule formed when two twisted DNA strands are coiled into a springlike structure and held together by hydrogen bonds between the bases
DNA replication – process in which chromosomal DNA is copied before mitosis or meiosis
11.2
Messenger RNA – RNA that transports information from DNA in the nucleus to the cell’s cytoplasm
Ribosomal RNA – RNA that makes up the ribosomes
Transfer RNA – RNA that transports amino acids to the ribosomes to be assembled into proteins
Transcription – process in the cell nucleus where enzymes make an RNA copy of a DNA strand
Codon – set of three nitrogenous bases that represents an amino acid
Translation – process of converting information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids in a protein
11.3
Mutation – Andy change or random error in a DNA sequence
Point mutation – mutation in a DNA sequence
Frameshift mutation – mutation that occurs when a single base is added or deleted from DNA
Chromosomal mutation – mutation that occurs at the chromosome level resulting in changes in the gene distribution to gametes during meiosis
Mutagen – any agent that can cause a change in DNA
Biology Vocabulary CH 15
15.1 Vocabulary-Blue Book
artificial selection – process of breeding organisms with specific traits in order to produce offspring with identical traits
camouflage – structured adaptation that enables species to blend with their surroundings
embryo – earliest stage of growth and development of both plants and animals
homologous structures – structures with common evolutionary origins
mimicry – structural adaptation that enables one species to resemble another species
natural selection – mechanism for change in populations
vestigial structure – a structure in a present day organism that no longer serves its natural purpose
analogous structures – structures that do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function
25.2
- endoskeleton
- symmetry
- radial symmetry
- bilateral symmetry
- anterior
- posterior
- dorsal
- ventral
- acoelomate
- pseudocoelom
- coelom
- exoskeleton
- invertebrate
- vertebrate
Chapter 17 Vocabulary Words
Binomial Nomenclature
Class
Classification
Division
Family
Genus
Kingdom
Order
Phylum
Specific Epithet
Taxonomy
Cladogram
Cladistics
Eubacteria
Fungus
Phylogeny
Protist
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