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How many sets of chromosomes do sex cells have?

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1 set

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What is another name for sex cells?& when are they produced?

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Gametes

Produced when cells in the sex organs divide by MEIOSIS

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Explain how offspring produced by asexual reproduction are produced? And what do they contain?

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Offspring produced by asexual reproduction are

  • produced by mitosis so
  • they contain all the same alleles as the parent cells
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What is a gene?

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A small section of DNA which controls a characteristic

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Why does sexual reproduction result in variety?

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  • each gamete is slightly different from the rest, containg a random mixture of the original chromosome pairs because of meiosis causing variety
  • also because the genetic information of both parents is combined
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What is meant by mutation?

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Change in the genetic composition of a cell

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Describe the process of mitosis?

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1 the cell copies the chromosome

2 this cell then split in two to form two disunited cells that are genetically identical

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Who mainly carries out asexual reproduction?

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Plants and bacteria

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In mitosis, what shape do the chromosomes get copied in?

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X

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In mitosis, what do the 2 daughter cells look like?

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Identical to the original parent cell

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What is a karyotype?

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The complete set of chromosomes for a species called a karyotype

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Explain the process of meiosis?

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1 the DNA replicates so the chromosomes double
2 the pair of chromosomes line up then separate into 2 new cells
3 the chromosomes then split again into 4 cells

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What does meiosis leave you with?

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Half the number of normal chromosomes - instead of 46 each egg/ sperm will have 23 unpaired chromosomes

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Why do all organisms need to produce new cells?

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1 growth
2 repair of damaged tissues or replacement of worn out cells
3 asexual reproduction

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What is DNA

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The chemical which chromosomes are made from

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What is a chromosome?

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Thread like structure holding genes

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How is genetic information found/carried?

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It is carried as genes on chromosomes

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What is a karyotype?

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The complete set of chromosomes for a species

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Why do organisms need to produce new cells?

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1 growth
2 repair of damaged tissues / replacement of worn out cells
3 asexual reproduction

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In Asexual production how are new cells produced? + what do they contain?

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Mitosis so that they contain all the same alleles as the parent cells (contain all the genetic information of the previous cells)

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What do all new cells formed by mitosis have to contain?

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All the genetic information of the previous cells

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What is mitosis?+ what does it produce

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The division of cells which produces 2 genetically identical daughter cells

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Another name for sex cells?

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Gametes

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When are gametes produced?

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When cells in the sex organs divide by meiosis

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Where is meiosis carried out?

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The ovaries

The testes

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Why do gametes only have one set of chromosomes?

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If it didn’t during fertilisation when the sperm and egg fuse together the chromosome number would double in each successive generation so it prevents rhat

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Why is the use and reaserch of stem cells socially and ethically controversial?

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  • religious groups may feel it’s wrong
  • violation of the human rights of the embryo as it can’t give permission
  • they could cause cancer
  • reaserch ing could be slow expensive and hard to control
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Describe the structure of DNA? & what is it made up of

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  • A long stranded molecule

- made up of 4 chemical bases

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How are proteins made specifically?

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Each gene codes for a particular sequence of amino acids to make a specific protein

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Describe some of the experiments carried out by Mendel using pea plants

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Crossbreed different types of peas and recorded the types of offspring

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How many chromosomes are there in the nucleus of a human nerve cell?

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46

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If the father has a genetic disorder why dosent the son neccesrily inherit it?

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  • inherited from mother normal allele

- the allele for the disorder is recessive

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How does a chromosome become two strands?

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The DNA replicates

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What type of cell division produces gametes ?

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Meiosis

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What is a dominant allele?

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An allele that is expressed if just one copy of the allele is present

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What is homozygous?

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2 alleles of the same type are present

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What is heterozygous?

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Where one allele is dominant, one is recessive

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What is phenotype?

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The physical characteristic of an organism determined by its genotype

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism displaying the different alleles inherited

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What is cystic fibrosis?

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A disorder of cell membranes that cause various organs to be clogged by a thick sticky mucus

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What is polydactyly?

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An inherited disorder caused be a dominant allele

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In mitosis what happens to the genetic material before the cell divides?

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The genetic material is replicates

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What does alleles mean?

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Alternative forms of the same gene

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What is meant by recessive?

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An allele that is only expressed if two copies of it is inherited

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Why would a child look similar to its parents?

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The DNA is passed from the parens to the child in sexual reproduction

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Why would a child not look identical to either of its parents?

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  • they might have a mutation

- the genetic information is from two parents combined

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What process is when an egg and sperm join together?

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Fertilisation

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Why did no one recognise mendals achievements until after he died?

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No one had seen chromosomes and people didn’t understand, so he died without his work being recognised

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How can stem cells be used to help treat medical conditions?

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It’s possible to be able tot grow whole new organs from embryonic stem cells

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Examples of stem cells used to treat disease?

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  • infertility
  • blindness
  • being paralysed
  • spinal injuries
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What is the function of stem cells?

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Stem cells differentiate to form the specialised cells of your body that make up your various tissues and organs

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How does differentiation differ in plant and animal cells?

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Most types of animal cell differentiate at an early stage of development
Many plant cells can differentiate throughout their lives

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What are unspecialised cells?

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Stem cells

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Name the sources of stem cells in humans

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Embryos and bone marrow

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Mitosis and meiosis differencesv

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Meiosis = producing gametes (egg or sperm)
Mitosis=  cell division
55
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Describe the structure of DNA

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Two strands coiled into a double helix (a cross shape)

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In meiosis why is the halving of the chromosome number important?

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Because when the sperm and egg fuse together during fertilisation the embryo produced has the normal number of 46 again

57
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What is the main purpose of meiosis and mitosis?

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Mitosis - growth

Meiosis - variation

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What is an allele?

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One form of a gene

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What is meant by recessive?

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Not expressed if a dominant allele is present

60
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When an egg cell forms into an embryo what is this called?

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Mitosis

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What is meant by recessive?

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Not expressed if dominant allele is present

62
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What is genetic material made of?

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DNA

63
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Give ethical objections to embryo screening?

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May lead to damage to embryo

Embryo can’t give consent

64
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Arguments in favour of embryo screening?

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Prevent having child with disorder - prevents future suffering
Embryo cells could be used in stem cell treatment

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How does a chromosome become two strands?

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Copies of genetic material were made

66
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Explain why chromosomes must become two strands before the cell divides?

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One copy of each chromosome to each offspring cell

Each offspring cell receives a complete set of genetic material

67
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Name the type of cell division that produces gametes?

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Meiosis

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What happens to the genetic material before a cell divides?

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It duplicates

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Why can variety come out of sexual reproduction?

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Fertilisation occurs
Leading to mixing genetic information
Meiosis causes variation

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What is meant by an allele?

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Alternative forms of the same gene

71
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What is affected by cystic fibrosis?

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Cell membranes

72
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Why do you inherit characteristics?

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You receive either two recessive from either parent or one dominant gene from one parent

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What does a cell use a gene code for?

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To use amino acids in the specific order to manufacture protein or enzymes or hormones

74
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What does a child only inherit half characteristics from each parent?

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Gametes contain onl half genetic information due to meiosis

75
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Where is DNA found in a human cell?

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In the chromosomes

In the nucleus

76
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How do body cells divide?

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By mitosis

77
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When a body cell divides by mitosis what happens?

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Copies of the genetic material are made

The cell divides once to form two genetically identical body cells

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When does mitosis occur?

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During growth or to produce replacement cells

79
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Where is the genetic information contained?

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The chromosomes

80
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What do body cells contain?

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Two sets of chromosomes

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What do gametes contain?

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Only one set of chromosomes

82
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How do cells in reproductive organs divide?

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To form gametes

83
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When does mitosis occur?

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During growth

Or to produce replacement cells

84
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What is meiosis?

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When a cell divides to form gametes

85
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What happens during meiosis?

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Copies of genetic information are made
The cell divides twice to form four gametes
Each with a single set of chromosomes

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What happens when gametes join at fertilisation?

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Single body cell with new pairs of chromosomes is formed

A new individual then develops by this cell repeatedly diving by mitosis

87
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In mature animals, what is cell division restricted to?

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Repair and replacement

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What is the definition of a dominant allele?

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An allele that controls the development of a characteristic when it is present on only one of the chromosomes

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What is the definition of a recessive allele?

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An allele controls the development of characteristics only if the dominant allele is not present

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What are chromosomes made up of?

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Large molecules of DNA

91
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What is the structure of chromosomes?

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Double helix structure

92
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What does each gene code for?

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A particular combination of amino acids which make a specific protein

93
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What cells from humans can be made to differentiate into many different types of cells?

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Human embryos
Bone marrow

Called stem cells

94
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What conditions can stem cell be used to treat?

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Paralysis

95
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The cells of offspring produced by asexual production at produced by what?

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Mitosis from the parental cells

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Why does sexual reproduction give rise to variation?

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When gametes dude one of each pair of alleles comes from each parent

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In females what are the sex chromosomes?

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The same

XX

98
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In makes what are the sex chromosomes?

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They are different

XY

99
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In human body cells what chromosomes carries the genes that determine sex?

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One of the 23 pairs of chromosomes carries the genes that determine the sex

100
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What is polydactyly?

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Having extra fingers or toes

101
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What is polydactyly caused from?

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It’s caused by a dominant allele of a gene

And can therefore be passed on by only one parent who has the disorder

102
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What is cystic fibrosis?

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A disorder of cell membranes

103
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Describe cystic fibrosis?

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Had to be inherited from both parents
Parents may be carriers of the disorder without having T the disorder themselves
Caused by a recessive allele or a gene

104
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Why did Mendel become a monk?

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To get an education

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What did Mendel find from cross breeding plants?

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That the characteristics were inherited in clear and predictable patterns

106
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Why did no one recognise mendels work?

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No one knew about genes or chromosomes so people didn’t understand his theories
He was a monk and didn’t carry such credibility

107
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What are genes?

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Smal sections of DNA

108
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What does DNA carry?

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The instructions to make the proteins that form most of the cell structures
These proteins include the enzymes that control cell chemistry

109
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What is DNA made of?

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A combination of four different chemical bases

These are grouped into three and each group of three codes for an amino acid

110
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What controls the order in which amino acids are put together?

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The order of the chemical bases that make up DNA

111
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What do the order of bases control?

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The order in which amino acids are put together so that they make a particular protein for use in your body cell
Each gene codes for a particular combination of amino acids which makes a specific protein

112
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What happens if there is a change or mutation in a single group of bass?

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The whole protein structure and the way it works

113
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What does each gene code for?

A

A particular combination of amino acids

Which makes a specific protein

114
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What is an exception of having unique DNA?

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Having a twin

115
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What are DNA fingerprints?

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Patterns of DMA

116
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What can DNA fingerprints be used for?

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Solving crimes

Finding the biological father of a child when there is a doubt

117
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Where is DNA found in a human cell?

A

In the chromosomes

In the nucleus

118
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How do plants use the glucose they make?

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Converted to starch for storage
To make amino acids
To make cellulose
To make fat or oil for storage 
For active transport
119
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Why does a person usually inherit two alleles of each gene?

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One from egg

One from sperm

120
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Properties of meiosis?

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sexual
Occurs in ovary or tested
Half number of chromosomes (23)
Variation
4 gametes produced
2 divisions
121
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Properties of mitosis?

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Asexual
Occurs in cells 
Same number of chromosomes (46)
Identical 
2 cells produced
1 division
122
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Why might a genetic prediction not be right?

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Chance which two gametes fuse

123
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Difference between alleles and genes?

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Alleles = different forms of a gene controlling a characteristic 
Genes = pieces of DNA on chromosomes carrying information that determines the characteristic
124
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What is homozygous? With examples.

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Possessing identical alleles

BB
bb

125
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What is heterozygous? With an example.

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Carrying different alleles

Eg Bb

126
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Each gene contains a code. What is this for?

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Combine amino acids in the correct order

To make protein

127
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What do we call inherited factors?

A

Genes

128
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How are inherited factors passed from generation to generation?

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Gametes in sex cells

129
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Advantages of stem cells?

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Can be grown in stem cells in a laboratory in large numbers

Can be used to treat human diseases

130
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Disadvantages of stem cells?

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Could grow out of control
Expensive
Take drugs for rest of life

131
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Why is breathing rate and amount of oxygen used still high after exercise?

A

Repay oxygen debt

Break down lactic acid into water and carbon dioxide

132
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How do plants get energy?

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Light energy is trapped by chlorophyll in chloroplasts

133
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HOW DO PLANTS USE GLUCOSE

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To make starch for storage
To make fats and oils for storage 
To make amino acids 
To make cellulose 
For active transport
134
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How does a fertilised egg undergo cell division?

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Mitosis

135
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What is evidence something is recessive?

A

Skips a generation

136
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Why is biogas pumped into a generator instead of air?

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Best temperature for respiration for microorganism

Higher rate of biogas production

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