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FINAL FOCUSED TERMINOLOGY LIST J
WEEK 1
science
evidence
observation
hypothesis
theory
law
biology
life
evolution
DNA
genes
gene expression
biological organization
biological complexity
emergence (emergent property)
atom
bond
molecule
cell
tissue
organ
organism
population
community
ecosystem
biosphere
monomer
polymer
protein
amino acid
nucleic acid
nucleotide
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
cell (plasma) membrane
genome
nucleus
ribosome
matter/nutrient/chemical cycle
energy flow
entropy
homeostasis
metabolism

WEEK 2
cell
cytoplasm
nucleus
ribosome
molecule
monomer
polymer
nucleic acid
nucleotide
DNA
RNA
base pair
genetic sequence
gene
chromosome
genome
gene expression
protein synthesis
transcription
translation
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
genetic code
protein
amino acid
enzyme
mutation

WEEK 3
DNA replication
DNA polymerase
chromosome
chromatin
histone protein
supercoiling
cell division
duplicated chromosome
sister chromatids
centromere
mitosis
heredity
gene
locus
sexual reproduction
lifecycle
homologous chromosomes
meiosis
fertilization
diploid
haploid
gamete
zygote
meiosis I
meiosis II
recombination (crossing over)
trait
allele
dominant
recessive
phenotype
genotype
homozygous
heterozygous
monohybrid cross
Punnett square
independent assortment
incomplete dominance
codominance
multiple alleles
pleiotropy
epistasis
polygenic inheritance
linkage (linked genes)

WEEK 4
systematic biology (systematics)
taxonomy
domain
kingdom
genus
species
phylogenetics
phylogeny
phylogenetic tree
lineage
node/branch point
sister group/sister taxa
root
homology
analogy
clade (monophyletic group)
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
WEEK 5
virus
capsid
viral genome
viral envelope
host cell (permissive cell)
viral replication (simplified)
vaccine
prokaryotic (prokaryote)

WEEK 6
eukaryotic (eukaryote)
endosymbiosis
endosymbiotic theory (of eukaryotic cell evolution)
multicellularity
lifecycle
gamete
zygote
protist
plant
fungus
animal
alternation of generations
gametophyte
sporophyte
spore
haploid dominant
gametophyte dominant
sporophyte dominant
Protists
Plant
Fungi
Animal
WEEK 7
science
theory
evidence
evolution
decent with modification
natural selection
adaptation
artificial selection
homology
analogy
vestigial
convergence
divergence

WEEK 8
microevolution
genetic variation
mutation
sexual reproduction
meiosis
recombination (crossing over)
independent assortment
population
gene pool
allele frequency
allele fixation
allele loss
non-random mating
artificial selection
natural selection
genetic drift
founder effect
bottleneck effect
gene flow
migration
stabilizing selection
directional selection
disruptive selection
WEEK 9
macroevolution
species
speciation
biological species
morphological species
phylogenetic species
reproductive isolation
gene flow
prezygotic barriers
postzygotic barriers
hybrid
geographic isolation
mass extinction
adaptive radiation
gene expression
gene regulation
regulatory switch