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Fact |
Category |
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| 1 |
Charles Darwin came up with a concept called Natural Selection. |
Science > Biology |
05/17/12 |
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| 2 |
During Meiosis, the cells produced are genetically different. |
Science > Biology |
11/23/09 |
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| 3 |
Progeria is a genetic disorder that is characterized by premature aging in a child. |
Science > Biology |
04/02/09 |
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| 4 |
Progeria is caused by a small point mutation in a single gene, referred to as lamin A (LMNA). |
Science > Biology |
04/02/09 |
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| 5 |
Tay Sachs Disease is a genetic disorder that destroys the nervous system. |
Science > Biology |
04/01/09 |
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| 6 |
Turner Syndrome only affects females. |
Science > Biology |
04/01/09 |
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| 7 |
Children affected with Progeria usually die at an average of 13 years. |
Science > Biology |
04/01/09 |
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| 8 |
The most severe form of Progeria is Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, named after Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson and Dr. Hastings Gilford. |
Science > Biology |
04/01/09 |
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| 9 |
Adenine and guanine are both purines, meaning they have a double ring. |
Science > Biology |
02/17/09 |
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| 10 |
Thymine and cytosine are pyrimidines, meaning they have a single ring. |
Science > Biology |
02/15/09 |
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| 11 |
In 1928, Frederick Griffith discovered what he called the "transforming principle", or what is now known as DNA. |
Science > Biology |
02/12/09 |
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| 12 |
Lipids have a monomer made up of three fatty acids and a glycerol and are mostly made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
Science > Biology |
02/06/09 |
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| 13 |
Proteins often end with "in" or "ine" and have a monomer of amino acids. |
Science > Biology |
02/06/09 |
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| 14 |
Nucleic acids have a monomer of nucleotides and are made up of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. |
Science > Biology |
02/06/09 |
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| 15 |
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid and contains genetic code. |
Science > Biology |
02/06/09 |
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