The genetic code

• when relaxed?

  chromatin
• what microscope are chromosomes visible under?

  light~
• karyotype?

  total chromosome compliment in a body cell
• autosomes?

  non sex chromosomes
• heterosomes?

  sex chromosomes
• diploid?

  2 copies of each chromosome (43)
• haploid?

  one copy of each chromosome (23)
• gene locus?

  the location of information
• allele ?

  a form of a gene
• intron?

  non coding section
• exon?

  coding section
• genotype?

  The genetic makeup of an organism
• phenotype?

  physical characteristics
• heterozygous?

  two different alleles
• homozygous?

  the same alleles
• universal genetic code?

  an individual base doesnt occur in more than one triplet
• triplet code?

  read in groups of three - GGT, CAG, CAT
• non overlapping genetic code?

  same triplet of bases codes for the same amino acids in each organism
• linear genetic code?

  always read from the 5' to 3' direction
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  punctuated genetic code?

  start and end determined by start and stop codons