Column A
1.
genetic material:
genetic material
2.
adenine:
adenine
3.
base pairing:
base pairing
4.
cytosine:
cytosine
5.
guanine:
guanine
6.
thymine:
thymine
7.
frameshift mutation:
frameshift mutation
8.
mutagen:
mutagen
9.
mutation:
mutation
10.
point mutation:
point mutation
11.
polyploidy:
polyploidy
Column B
a.chemical or physical agents in the environment that interact with DNA and may cause a mutation
b.gene mutation in which a single base pair in DNA has been changed
c.nitrogenous base found in DNA but not in RNA
d.change in the genetic material of a cell
e.condition in which an organism has extra sets of chromosomes
f.substance containing the genetic information of a cell
g.one of four nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine or uracil
h.principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine
i.one of four nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA; pairs with guanine
j.one of four nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
k.mutation that shifts the “reading frame” of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide
1. f. genetic material
2. g. adenine
3. h. base pairing
4. j. cytosine
5. i. guanine
6. b. thymine
7. k. frameshift mutation
8. a. mutagen
9. d. mutation
10. b. point mutation
11. e. polyploidy