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A genetically identical copy of an organism
Clone
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The number of bases that code for a single amino acid
Triplet code
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A cell with a specialised job
Specialised cell
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Has a double helix structure
DNA
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Synthesise proteins
Ribosomes
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Turn off genes that are not needed in a particular cell
Gene switches
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A small section of DNA that codes for a protein
Gene
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The molecule that transfers genetic information to the ribosome
mRNA
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Proteins are made of these
Amino acid
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Hormones that make parts of plant stems grow faster than others
Auxin
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Cell division that produces cells identical to the parent cell
Mitosis
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Unspecialised cells in plants responsible for growth
Meristem cells
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A fertilised egg cell
Zygote
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Type of stem cell that can only form types of cell
Adult stem cells
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Plants growth response to light
Phototropsim
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A always pairs with T, C always pairs with G
DNA base pair rules
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Egg or sperm cells
Gametes
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Can form any type of cell (unspecialised)
Stem cells
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Cell division that produces Gametes
Meiosis
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Made of DNA, humans have 23 pairs
Chromosomes
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Producing tissue from embryonic stem cells
Therapeutic cloning
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Triplet code

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The number of bases that code for a single amino acid

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Specialised cell

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DNA

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Ribosomes

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