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What can cause genetic mutations?
What is a point mutation?
What is the purpose of restriction enzymes in DNA profiling?
What is the purpose of DNA profiling in identifying the origin of?
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What is gel electrophoresis used for in DNA profiling?
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What is a use of DNA profiling in forensic investigation?
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What is a disadvantage of DNA profiling?
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What is the term for the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced from 2 sets to one?
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What is a use of DNA profiling in medicine?
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What is the term for a cell that contains two sets of chromosomes?
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What is a use of DNA profiling in identifying relationships?
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Where does meiosis take place in animals?
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What is the abbreviation STR stand for in DNA profiling?
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What is the term for the process by which sperm cells are formed?
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What is the term for a cell that contains one set of chromosomes?
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What is the term for the structure that joins two identical threads of DNA?
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What is the study of heredity and variation in organisms?
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What is the term for the complete set of genes in an organism?
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What is the term for the study of the control of gene expression?
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What is the term for the master control genes that determine the way the body develops from a zygote?
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What is the term for a section of DNA that controls a hereditary trait?
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How are alleles represented?
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What is the term for the complete set of genetic information in a population?
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What is the term for the number of chromosomes in a cell?
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What is the result of a male gamete and a female gamete fusing during fertilization?
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What is the term for the physical appearance of an organism, such as hair color?
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What is the genotype of an organism with two different alleles for a single gene?
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What is the purpose of a Punnett square?
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What is the result of crossing a homozygous tall plant with a homozygous short plant?
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What is the term for the study of the inheritance of characteristics?
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What is the significance of Mendel's experiment with peas?
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What is the difference between a genotype and a phenotype?
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What is the purpose of restriction enzymes in genetic engineering?
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What is the role of the plasmid in genetic engineering?
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What is the purpose of gene therapy?
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What is the main difference between traditional breeding and genetic engineering?
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What is the term for the gene that is introduced into an organism through genetic engineering?
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What is the purpose of the gene gun in genetic engineering?
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What is the role of the Ti plasmid in genetic engineering?
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Why is genetic engineering often preferred over traditional breeding methods?
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