Section 10

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Know the definitions of the basic terms in
genetics: genetics, chromosome, gene, trait, allele, genotype, phenotype,
mutation, histone, nucleosome

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Know the meaning of each of the 6 basic
patterns of inheritance

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Know what x-ray diffraction is and who first used
it to study DNA

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Know what complementary base pairing is and
what bases pair together in DNA, and how to match up a DNA-DNA sequence

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Know who Watson and Crick were

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Know the basic structure of DNA

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Know the steps of DNA replication

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Know how mutations are prevented in DNA
replication

Section 11

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Know how RNA is different from DNA

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Know how to match up a DNA-RNA or a RNA-RNA
sequence

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Know the 3 types of RNA and what each does

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Know the basic differences between
transcription and translation and where in the cell each process occurs

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Know how transcription is different from DNA
replication

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Know the steps of transcription

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Know the steps of translation

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Know what a codon is
and how to read an amino acid chart

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Know what an anticodon
is

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Know the 3 characteristics of the genetic code
and what they mean

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Know the difference between substitutions (and
the definition of silent substitutions), insertions, and deletions

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Know the 6 ways gene expression is controlled
in the cell

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Know the definitions of homeotic
genes and gene cascades