DNA and Chromosomes in Human Cells
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In a human cell, we can find two types of DNA: the one we can find in the nucleus and the other one found in the mitochondria called the mitochondrial ______.

DNA

An organism’s genetic material encodes all biological information about the ______.

cell

Humans normally have 23 pairs of ______ with the 23rd pair as the sex chromosomes.

chromosomes

This determines the sex of an individual either XX for females or XY for ______.

<p>males</p> Signup and view all the answers

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is considered as the molecular blueprint of ______.

<p>life</p> Signup and view all the answers

Composed of nucleotides and each nucleotide consists of sugar, phosphate, and ______ bases.

<p>nitrogenous</p> Signup and view all the answers

The nitrogenous bases in DNA are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and ______.

<p>thymine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairings are: adenine-thymine and ______-guanine.

<p>cytosine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gene is the unit of heredity in a living ______.

<p>organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

Genetic Engineering is the process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an ______.

<p>organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

An organism’s genetic material encodes all biological information about the ______.

<p>cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

Humans normally have 23 pairs of ______ with the 23rd pair as the sex chromosomes.

<p>chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Genetic Engineering is the process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an ______.

<p>organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

The nitrogenous bases in DNA are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and ______.

<p>thymine</p> Signup and view all the answers

The 5 tools in rDNA technology: o Restriction Endonucleases – to cut o Polymerase/DNA Polymerase – to create a new strand (of DNA) o Ligase – to help bind/glue o Vectors – help in carrying and integrating the desired gene o Host Organism – where the recombinant DNA is ______.

<p>introduced</p> Signup and view all the answers

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is considered as the molecular blueprint of ______.

<p>life</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairings are: adenine-thymine and cytosine-______.

<p>guanine</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a human cell, we can find two types of DNA: the one we can find in the nucleus and the other one found in the mitochondria called the mitochondrial ______.

<p>DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

A genome is the genetic complement of an organism, including all its ______.

<p>genes</p> Signup and view all the answers

This determines the sex of an individual either XX for females or XY for ______.

<p>males</p> Signup and view all the answers

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