| A | B |
|---|
| Homologous | Similar structure-share common ancestor |
| Vestigial | Organ no longer used example appendix |
| Analogous | Similar function- different structure |
| Mutation | Any identical cells may be produced |
| Cloning | Many identical cells may be produced |
| DNA fingerprinting | Allows investigators to distinguish body cells of different individuals who are unlikely to have the same DNA |
| Gene Therapy | Transplant will receive too many or too few copies of a chromosome |
| Genome | An organisms collection of genes |
| Non-disjunction | A gamete will receive too many or too few copies of a chromosome |
| Exon | Nucleotide sequence in the RNA sequence |
| Intron | Nucleotide sequence removed in RNA |
| Operon | The functional unit of a gene |
| Biogenesis | The creation of life |
| X & Y chromosomes | Male chromosomes 23rd pair |
| Natural selection | The gradual non random process by which biologic traits become more or less common |
| Ecosystem | A biological community of organisms and thei physical environments |
| Population | a group of one type of organism |
| Consumer | An organism that consumes another- heterotroph |
| Producer | An organism that makes its own food |
| Predator | An organism that feeds on another |
| Prey | An organism that is the food or hunted by another |
| DNA | To transmit genetic information |
| Watson | Came up with a structure of DNA |
| Mendel | Genetic- Laws |
| Oparin | Ideas on the formation of macromolecules first appear in H2o- Think coacerva |
| Urey& miller | Didn't use O2 gas in experiment because No O2 in early atmosphere |
| Darwin | Father of Evolution in Natural Selection |
| Resources | A source of supply from which an organism gains profit |
| Competition | Contest between organisms for survival |
| Camouflage | Method of concealment-blending into the environment |
| Mimicry | Similarity of one species to another/ IO Moth compared to Monarch |
