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Sexual reproduction

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Genetic information comes from two sexes, and gametes must meet and fuse

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Asexual reproduction

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Doesn’t require an egg and sperm (gametes) to meet, and usually comes from one organism

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Gamete

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Gametes are cells which can give rise to a new organism when they meet with a gamete of the opposite gender.

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External fertilisation

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Egg and sperm meet outside the female body

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Internal fertilisation

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Egg and sperm meet inside the female body

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Binary fission

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Type of asexual reproduction where bacteria ‘split’ in half, each half becomes a new daughter cell

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Budding

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Type of yeast asexual reproduction where cells grow bigger until a little ‘bud’ forms on the mother cell. This bud grows bigger until it is big enough to break off.

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Mitosis

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the process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division.

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Meiosis

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Meiosis is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information.

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DNA replication

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Making new copies of DNA so new cells can have a copy

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Transcription

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The process of copying information encoded in DNA into a ‘photocopy’ or RNA so the ribosome can read it

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Translation

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Ribosome ‘reading’ the mRNA which tells it to recruit certain amino acids. Results in a polypeptide chain

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Polypeptides

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Polypeptides are short proteins made up of chains of amino acids

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Chromosome

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a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.

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Gene

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A gene codes for a particular characteristic. A gene is a section of our DNA molecule

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Allele

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Allele is a form of a gene. For each gene, we have two alleles - one from mum and one from dad

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Phenotype

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This is the physical characteristic of a genotype

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Genotype

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the genetic makeup of an organism

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Homozygous genotypes

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Genotypes where the two alleles are the same

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Heterozygous genotypes

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Genotypes where the two alleles are different

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Simple dominance

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Where one allele is completely dominant over the other (the recessive allele)

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Monohybrid cross

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A Medelian cross where the two individuals have the same genotype

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Co-dominance

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Where two or more alleles have equal dominance (which gives rise to a third outcome)

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Sex-linked genes

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to characteristics (or traits) that are influenced by genes carried on the sex chromosomes.

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Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

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A common genetic variation that occurs in >1% of the population

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DNA sequencing

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Finding out what the sequence of DNA is

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Mutagen

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Anything causing mutations

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Mutation

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A change in DNA sequence

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Genetic flow/gene mutation

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Introducing genes of one population into another by breeding between two populations

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Genetic diversity

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total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species

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Biotechnology

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the use of biological processes for a purpose, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc.

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Artificial insemination

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Taking semen from a male animal and inserting it into a female uterus

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Cloning

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Creating a genetically identical copy of an organism

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Transgenic organisms

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Species that are the result of genetic modification

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Pathogen

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A foreign body that can cause disease

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Antigen

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Molecules made of protein that trigger the immune response when they detect infectious pathogens

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Antibody

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Made by plasma cells which specifically target a pathogen by binding to it

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Epidemic

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An infectious disease spreading across a wide range

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Innate immune system

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the first response of the body’s immune system to a harmful foreign substance

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Adaptive immune system

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Made up of T cells and B cells and can eliminate or prevent the growth of pathogens

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Cytokines

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Proteins that immune cells use to communicate with each other

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Cell differentiation

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How cells become specialised for their different functions. They all start off exactly the same

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Quarantine

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a restriction on the movement of people, animals and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests.

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Passive immunity

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Injection of someone else’s antibodies

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Active immunity

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Making your own antibodies in response to the presence of an antigen

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Homeostasis

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the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems.

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Enzymes

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proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies.

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Substrates

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Molecules part of a chemical reaction which react together to form the products

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Optimal

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Best for efficiency of a reaction

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Endotherm organisms

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Organisms which control their own body temperature, independently of the outside environment

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Ectotherm

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Organisms which do not control their own body temperature, and rely on the outside environment

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Adaptive advantage

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An advantage of a particular characteristic which helps the organism to adapt to the environment, according to the theory of evolution by natural selection

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Hormones

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Chemicals which are used to control organs in the body

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Disease

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Disturbance in normal structure and function caused by something outside the body

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Disorder

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Disturbance in normal body structure and function caused by something inside the body

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Cancer

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Uncontrolled growth of cells

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Incidence

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How many new cases of this disease in x time?

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Prevalence

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How many people have had this disease in x time?

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Mortality

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Number of deaths in a given time or location

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Epidemiology

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The study of how a disease occurs and spreads and where it is most prevalent

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Genetic engineering

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Changing the characteristics of an organism by changing its genes

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