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=__D2 Genetics Wiki Group A__=

** 1.What is DNA and where is it found? ** ** 2.What does it look like (its structure) and what is it made from? ** ** (Winnie) **

** 3.How and why does it copy itself? ** ** 4.What are genes and where are genes found? ** ** (Jonathan) **

** 1.What are the advantages + disadvantages of both sexual and asexual reproduction? ** ** 2.Name 3 organisms that reproduce sexually and 3 that reproduce asexually. ** ** (Sunny) **

** 3.What is the relationship between the cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis? ** ** 4.What are the cell cycle and meiosis used for? ** ** (Owen) **

** 5.What is similar about the cell cycle and meiosis? ** ** 6.What is different about cell cycle and meiosis? ** ** (Julia) **

= __**Vocab for DNA**__  = = =


 * nucleus = The center of the cell **
 * chromosome = A part of the nucleus that contains information and direct all activities(growth, reproduction, protein synthesis) **
 * guanine = One of the 4 nitrogen bases, make pairs with cytosine(C) **
 * DNA = Genetic materials that carries information located in the nucleus **
 * thyminenucleic **
 * acidscytosine **
 * RNA **
 * DNA **** replication **
 * gene **
 * double helix = The appearance of the DNA **
 * twisted ladder = The outside part of the DNA **
 * nitrogen bases = There are 4 nitrogen bases in the DNA that create pairs **
 * base pairs = Each 2 nitrogen bases creates 2 pairs **
 * backbone **
 * hydrogen bond **
 * adenine: One type of nitrogen base, make pair with thymine(T) **
 * cell division **
 * trait **

__ **Vocab for Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis** __
 * Chromatid **
 * Nucleus **
 * DN **** A **
 * Cell Division **
 * Mitosis **
 * Identical **
 * Replication **
 * Variation **
 * Chromosome **
 * Sex cells **
 * Cell cycle **
 * Cells produced **
 * Centromere **
 * DNA Replication **
 * Asexual Reproduction **
 * Sexual Reproduction **
 * Growth + Repair **