A triplet of messenger RNA(mRNA) nucleotides thatspecifies a particular aminoacid or a start or stopsignal in the genetic code.Sixty-one codons specifythe amino acids used inproteins, and three codons,called stop codons (UAG,UAA, UGA), sRandom variationin allele frequencyfrom generation togeneration, mostoften observed insmall populations.\haploidnumberIn bacteria, a DNA moleculecontaining the organism’sgenome; in eukaryotes, aDNA molecule complexedwith RNA and proteins to forma threadlike structurecontaining genetic informationarranged in a linearsequence; a structure that isvisible d(n) The number ofhomologouschromosome pairscharacteristic of anorganism orspecies.duplicationcodoninterferenceA mutation thatchanges a codonspecifying an aminoacid into atermination codon,leading to prematuretermination duringtranslation of mRNA.DNAhelicasediploidA statistical test todetermine whetheror not an observedset of data isequivalent to atheoreticalexpectation.A chromosomalmutation, alsoreferred to as adeficiency,involving the lossof chromosomalmaterial.mRNAchromosomeeukaryotesapoptosis Agenetically controlledprogram of celldeath, activated aspart of normaldevelopment or as aresult of cell damage.The nonreciprocalinteraction betweennonallelic genes suchthat one geneinfluences or interfereswith the expression ofanother gene, leadingto a specificphenotype.geneticdriftA mutational eventleading to the insertion ordeletion (indels) of anumber of base pairs ina gene that is not amultiple of three. Thisshifts the codon readingframe in all codons thatfollow the mutational site.centromere The specializedheterochromaticchromosomal region atwhich sister chromatidsremain attached afterreplication, and the site towhich spindle fibers attachto the chromosome duringcell division. The location ofthe centromere determiOrganisms havingtrue nuclei andmembranousorganelles andwhose cells divideby mitosis andmeiosis.The condition whencells containhomologous pairs ofeach chromosome,one derived from thepaternal parent andone from thematernal parent.The separationof chromosomesduring theanaphase stageof cell division.() The contributionof the genotypicvarianceresponsible for thephenotypic variationof a trait observedin a population.heritability(I) A measure of the degreeto which one crossoveraffects the incidence ofanother crossover in anadjacent region of thesame chromatid. Negativeinterference increases thechance of anothercrossover; positiveinterference reduces theprobabiepigeneticsSeemessengerRNAdirectionalselectionA selective forcethat changes thefrequency of anallele in a givendirection, eithertoward fixation ortoward elimination.epistasisepigenomeallele One of thepossiblealternative formsof a gene, oftendistinguished fromother alleles byphenotypic effects.An enzyme thatparticipates inDNA replication byunwinding thedouble helix nearthe replicationfork.mitosischromatindeletionchi-squareanalysisThe complex of DNA,RNA, histones, andnonhistone proteinsthat make up uncoiledchromosomes,characteristic of theeukaryotic interphasenucleus.modelorganismsdisjunctionOne of a class of enzymesknown as topoisomerasesthat converts closed circularDNA to a negativelysupercoiled form prior toreplication, transcription, orrecombination. The enzymeacts during DNA replication toreduce molecular tensioncausednullhypothesisA form of cell divisionproducing two progenycells identical genetically tothe parental cell—that is,the production of two cellsfrom one, each having thesame chromosomecomplement as the parentcell.A genetic crossinvolving twocharacters in whichthe parents possessdifferent forms ofeach character (e.g.,yellow, wrinkledpeas).electrophoresisbroad-senseheritabilityA chromosomalaberration inwhich asegment of thechromosome isrepeated.DNAgyrasedihybridcrossFor a given trait, ameasure of theproportion of totalphenotypic variationin a population thatis due to geneticfactors.nonsensemutationframeshiftmutationcarrier is a personwho can pass aninherited (genetic)disease on to theirchildren but whodoes not have thedisease.The study of the effectsof reversible chemicalmodifications to DNAand/or histones on thepattern of geneexpression. Epigeneticmodifications do notalter the nucleotidesequence of DNA.() Used in statistical tests,the hypothesis that there isno real difference betweenthe observed and expecteddatasets. Statisticalmethods such as chi-square analysis are used totest the probabilityassociated with thishypothesis.A triplet of messenger RNA(mRNA) nucleotides thatspecifies a particular aminoacid or a start or stopsignal in the genetic code.Sixty-one codons specifythe amino acids used inproteins, and three codons,called stop codons (UAG,UAA, UGA), sRandom variationin allele frequencyfrom generation togeneration, mostoften observed insmall populations.\haploidnumberIn bacteria, a DNA moleculecontaining the organism’sgenome; in eukaryotes, aDNA molecule complexedwith RNA and proteins to forma threadlike structurecontaining genetic informationarranged in a linearsequence; a structure that isvisible d(n) The number ofhomologouschromosome pairscharacteristic of anorganism orspecies.duplicationcodoninterferenceA mutation thatchanges a codonspecifying an aminoacid into atermination codon,leading to prematuretermination duringtranslation of mRNA.DNAhelicasediploidA statistical test todetermine whetheror not an observedset of data isequivalent to atheoreticalexpectation.A chromosomalmutation, alsoreferred to as adeficiency,involving the lossof chromosomalmaterial.mRNAchromosomeeukaryotesapoptosis Agenetically controlledprogram of celldeath, activated aspart of normaldevelopment or as aresult of cell damage.The nonreciprocalinteraction betweennonallelic genes suchthat one geneinfluences or interfereswith the expression ofanother gene, leadingto a specificphenotype.geneticdriftA mutational eventleading to the insertion ordeletion (indels) of anumber of base pairs ina gene that is not amultiple of three. Thisshifts the codon readingframe in all codons thatfollow the mutational site.centromere The specializedheterochromaticchromosomal region atwhich sister chromatidsremain attached afterreplication, and the site towhich spindle fibers attachto the chromosome duringcell division. The location ofthe centromere determiOrganisms havingtrue nuclei andmembranousorganelles andwhose cells divideby mitosis andmeiosis.The condition whencells containhomologous pairs ofeach chromosome,one derived from thepaternal parent andone from thematernal parent.The separationof chromosomesduring theanaphase stageof cell division.() The contributionof the genotypicvarianceresponsible for thephenotypic variationof a trait observedin a population.heritability(I) A measure of the degreeto which one crossoveraffects the incidence ofanother crossover in anadjacent region of thesame chromatid. Negativeinterference increases thechance of anothercrossover; positiveinterference reduces theprobabiepigeneticsSeemessengerRNAdirectionalselectionA selective forcethat changes thefrequency of anallele in a givendirection, eithertoward fixation ortoward elimination.epistasisepigenomeallele One of thepossiblealternative formsof a gene, oftendistinguished fromother alleles byphenotypic effects.An enzyme thatparticipates inDNA replication byunwinding thedouble helix nearthe replicationfork.mitosischromatindeletionchi-squareanalysisThe complex of DNA,RNA, histones, andnonhistone proteinsthat make up uncoiledchromosomes,characteristic of theeukaryotic interphasenucleus.modelorganismsdisjunctionOne of a class of enzymesknown as topoisomerasesthat converts closed circularDNA to a negativelysupercoiled form prior toreplication, transcription, orrecombination. The enzymeacts during DNA replication toreduce molecular tensioncausednullhypothesisA form of cell divisionproducing two progenycells identical genetically tothe parental cell—that is,the production of two cellsfrom one, each having thesame chromosomecomplement as the parentcell.A genetic crossinvolving twocharacters in whichthe parents possessdifferent forms ofeach character (e.g.,yellow, wrinkledpeas).electrophoresisbroad-senseheritabilityA chromosomalaberration inwhich asegment of thechromosome isrepeated.DNAgyrasedihybridcrossFor a given trait, ameasure of theproportion of totalphenotypic variationin a population thatis due to geneticfactors.nonsensemutationframeshiftmutationcarrier is a personwho can pass aninherited (genetic)disease on to theirchildren but whodoes not have thedisease.The study of the effectsof reversible chemicalmodifications to DNAand/or histones on thepattern of geneexpression. Epigeneticmodifications do notalter the nucleotidesequence of DNA.() Used in statistical tests,the hypothesis that there isno real difference betweenthe observed and expecteddatasets. Statisticalmethods such as chi-square analysis are used totest the probabilityassociated with thishypothesis.

GENETICS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. A triplet of messenger RNA (mRNA) nucleotides that specifies a particular amino acid or a start or stop signal in the genetic code. Sixty-one codons specify the amino acids used in proteins, and three codons, called stop codons (UAG, UAA, UGA), s
  2. Random variation in allele frequency from generation to generation, most often observed in small populations.\
  3. haploid number
  4. In bacteria, a DNA molecule containing the organism’s genome; in eukaryotes, a DNA molecule complexed with RNA and proteins to form a threadlike structure containing genetic information arranged in a linear sequence; a structure that is visible d
  5. (n) The number of homologous chromosome pairs characteristic of an organism or species.
  6. duplication
  7. codon
  8. interference
  9. A mutation that changes a codon specifying an amino acid into a termination codon, leading to premature termination during translation of mRNA.
  10. DNA helicase
  11. diploid
  12. A statistical test to determine whether or not an observed set of data is equivalent to a theoretical expectation.
  13. A chromosomal mutation, also referred to as a deficiency, involving the loss of chromosomal material.
  14. mRNA
  15. chromosome
  16. eukaryotes
  17. apoptosis A genetically controlled program of cell death, activated as part of normal development or as a result of cell damage.
  18. The nonreciprocal interaction between nonallelic genes such that one gene influences or interferes with the expression of another gene, leading to a specific phenotype.
  19. genetic drift
  20. A mutational event leading to the insertion or deletion (indels) of a number of base pairs in a gene that is not a multiple of three. This shifts the codon reading frame in all codons that follow the mutational site.
  21. centromere The specialized heterochromatic chromosomal region at which sister chromatids remain attached after replication, and the site to which spindle fibers attach to the chromosome during cell division. The location of the centromere determi
  22. Organisms having true nuclei and membranous organelles and whose cells divide by mitosis and meiosis.
  23. The condition when cells contain homologous pairs of each chromosome, one derived from the paternal parent and one from the maternal parent.
  24. The separation of chromosomes during the anaphase stage of cell division.
  25. () The contribution of the genotypic variance responsible for the phenotypic variation of a trait observed in a population.
  26. heritability
  27. (I) A measure of the degree to which one crossover affects the incidence of another crossover in an adjacent region of the same chromatid. Negative interference increases the chance of another crossover; positive interference reduces the probabi
  28. epigenetics
  29. See messenger RNA
  30. directional selection
  31. A selective force that changes the frequency of an allele in a given direction, either toward fixation or toward elimination.
  32. epistasis
  33. epigenome
  34. allele One of the possible alternative forms of a gene, often distinguished from other alleles by phenotypic effects.
  35. An enzyme that participates in DNA replication by unwinding the double helix near the replication fork.
  36. mitosis
  37. chromatin
  38. deletion
  39. chi-square analysis
  40. The complex of DNA, RNA, histones, and nonhistone proteins that make up uncoiled chromosomes, characteristic of the eukaryotic interphase nucleus.
  41. model organisms
  42. disjunction
  43. One of a class of enzymes known as topoisomerases that converts closed circular DNA to a negatively supercoiled form prior to replication, transcription, or recombination. The enzyme acts during DNA replication to reduce molecular tension caused
  44. null hypothesis
  45. A form of cell division producing two progeny cells identical genetically to the parental cell—that is, the production of two cells from one, each having the same chromosome complement as the parent cell.
  46. A genetic cross involving two characters in which the parents possess different forms of each character (e.g., yellow, wrinkled peas).
  47. electrophoresis
  48. broad-sense heritability
  49. A chromosomal aberration in which a segment of the chromosome is repeated.
  50. DNA gyrase
  51. dihybrid cross
  52. For a given trait, a measure of the proportion of total phenotypic variation in a population that is due to genetic factors.
  53. nonsense mutation
  54. frameshift mutation
  55. carrier is a person who can pass an inherited (genetic) disease on to their children but who does not have the disease.
  56. The study of the effects of reversible chemical modifications to DNA and/or histones on the pattern of gene expression. Epigenetic modifications do not alter the nucleotide sequence of DNA.
  57. () Used in statistical tests, the hypothesis that there is no real difference between the observed and expected datasets. Statistical methods such as chi-square analysis are used to test the probability associated with this hypothesis.