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The “m” in mRNA stands for…

These structures undergo independent assortment during meiosis, and thus account for Mendel’s laws.

If a sample of DNA contains 30% Adenine (A), how much Thymine (T) will it contain?

What is the term used to describe the orientation of the DNA strands where one is “upside down” compared to the other?

During the initiation phase of transcription…

This term describes what specific alleles an organism has (e.g. AA, aa, or Aa)

When do the two alleles of an allele pair (e.g. Pp) separate?  

In horses, a black mane (B) is dominant to a blond mane (b).  A horse with a black mane is mated to one with a blond mane.  They have several offspring, some with black manes and some with blond-manes.   What is the genotype of the black-maned parent?

Purple flowers (P) are dominant to white flowers (p) in pea plants. If two pea plants were crossed and both were heterozygous for the trait of flower color…   What would the genotypic ratio of the offspring be?

In horses, a black mane (B) is dominant to a blond mane (b).  A horse with a black mane is mated to one with a blond mane.  They have several offspring, some with black manes and some with blond-manes. What is the genotype of the blond-maned parent?