ch 3. Flashcards
genetic factors
nature
4 sperm cells and 1 ovum
meiosis
how many chromosomes do ovum and sperm cells have
23 chromosomes
fertilized ovum, 23 pairs or 46 chromosomes
zygote
sperm and ovum, the beginnings
gametes
where are chromosomes located
on the dna in the nucleus of the cell
first 23 pairs of chromosomes
autosomes
XX
female chromosomes
XY
male chromosomes
who controls the biological sex of the baby
males
how man genes in the human body
21,000
how do we form parts of our body
DNA split into RNA transcribed –> mRNA goes into cytoplasm translated into amino acids into protein into parts of the body
variation of a gene
alleles
completely identical pairs, same outcome
homozygous
gene parings don’t match
heterozygous