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BIO LAB EXAM 2

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Inherited characteristics are passed down from parents to off spring during
fertlization
Traits are inherited by what?
genes
Different versions of the same gene in a population are called
alleles
The gentic makeup of an individual is its
genotype
the physical makeup of the trait we can see
phenotype
an individual has two copies of the same allele
homozygous
an individual has different copies of the gene, one dominant and one recessive
heterozygous
an inherited disease caused by a defective dominant allele that may be passed from parent to child
Huntington's disease
The process of identifying DNA unique to a species or specific individual within a species
DNA profiling
What are the applications of DNA profiling?
Crime-scene investigation, Paternity testing, identify remains, Species relatedness
How much DNA do two people have in common?
99.9
the process of making copies of DNA by a series of heating and cooling that makes the DNA "unzip"
PCR
Cuts DNA sequences in specific and consistent locations
Restriction enzymes
Repeated nucleotide sequences found in DNA and represent some of the 0.1% that makes each human DNA unique
Tandem Repeats
What is the overall charge of DNA molecules
negative
The most widely used technique for separating molecules in biotechnology
Gel electrophoresis
Disease causing microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi
Pathogens
Proteins on the cell surface of pathogens
antigens
Our bodies retaliates with white blood cells producing
antibodies
Each antibody has how many binding sites?
2
The opposite side of the antigen binding site is used as a what?
a flag to mark for destruction of the pathogen
What bacterium causes Cholera?
Vibrio cholerae
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