Question

Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. Mitochondrial DNA 2. Genes 3. Mitochondria 4. Hybridization 5. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR a. Binds together DNA with a complimentary DNA sequence. b. The basic and fundamental part of heredity. c. Creates strands of DNA from small samples of DNA at crime scenes. d. The small structures in the cell that are responsible for creating energy and carry several pieces of DNA. e. Inherited from one’s mother and is found outside of the cell nucleus.

Answer 1

Mitochondrial DNA --> Inherited from one's mother and is found outside of the cell nucleus (E.)

Genes --> The basic and fundamental part of heredity (B.)

Mitochondria --> The small structures in the cell that are responsible for creating energy and carry several pieces of DNA (D.)

Hybridization -->  Binds together DNA with a complimentary DNA sequence (A.)

Polymerase chain reaction --> Creates strands of DNA from small samples of DNA at crime scenes (C.)

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