/.what 4 characteristics does the genetic flow of material between organisms
depend on
1. replication of the material
2. storage of the information
3. expression of the information
4. variation through mutations
/.Transformation
process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another
strain of bacteria
/.chromosomes
threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
/.chromatin
unstructured, unfolded state of chromosomes in the nucleus
/.plasma membrane
A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the boundary of the cells
/.Eukaryotic
Has a nucleus
/.Prokaryotic
No nucleus
/.Nucleus
contains all of the DNA
/.cytosol
, jelly-like material
/.organelles
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
/.endoplasmic reticulum
A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials
are carried from one part of the cell to another.
/.rough ER
has ribosomes
/.smooth ER
does not have ribosomes
/.ribosomes
sites that contain messenger RNA
/.centrioles
Cell organelle that aids in cell division in animal cells only
/.p arm
shorter arm
/.q arm
longer arm
/.homologous chromosome
Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure
/.diploid cell
twice the number of chromosomes
/.haploid number (n)
set of chromosomes that represent the entire genome of a species