Chromosomes and inheritance Flashcards
states that genes pass from parents to their off sp
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states that genes pass from parents to their offspring
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the chromosomes theory
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an American scientist who studied the cells of grasshoppers.
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Walter Sutton
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Sutton wanted to understand how
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sex cells (sperm and eggs) form
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Grasshopper cells have sex cells that have exactly ____ the number of chromosomes found in grasshopper body cells.
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half
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the body contains _____chromosomes that form____ pairs
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46, 23
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are made up of many genes joined together like beads on a string
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chromosomes
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the process where the number of chromosomes is reduced by half as sex cells form.
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meiosis
