Match the following terms and definitions.
1. a five-carbon sugar
2. a giant molecule consisting of the sugar deoxyribose, phosphates, and nitrogen bases
3. a change in the genetic information code
4. one of the three major types of chemicals making up a nucleotide in dna
5. the combination of phosphate, sugar, and nitrogen bases in dna or rna
6. a nucleic acid similar to dna that uses ribose for the sugar

deoxyribose
dna
mutation
nucleotide
rna
nitrogen base

What can be found in every skeletal muscle? a. nerves, bones, cartilage, and connective tissue b. tendons, cartilage, nerves, and blood vessels c. muscle fibers, nerves, connective tissue, and blood vessels d. tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and bones

Use the above pedigree for questions 1,2, and 3 1. what kind of genetic disorder is represented in the pedigree? a. recessive b. dominate refer to the pedigree in question 1. 2. is the mutated gene in this disorder located on a sex chromosome (x or y) or an autosome? a. sex chromosome b. autosome refer to the pedigree in question 1. 3. which generation has individuals that you are certain are heterozygous for the mutated gene? a. generation 1 b. generation 2 c. generation 3

Explain the significance of meiosis in sexual reproduction