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What is a chromosome?

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A thread like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells

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What is the location of DNA?

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Nucleus

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What is a diploid

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A cell or an organism consisting of two sets of chromosomes

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What is fertilization

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The action or process of fertilizing an egg or a female animal or plant

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How many sets of chromosomes do sex cells have

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One

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How many sets of chromosomes do body cells have

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Two

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What is a zygote

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Is produced when two gamete cells are joined by sexual reproduction

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How many chromosomes do diploids have

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46

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How many chromosomes do sex cells have

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23

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What is the function of DNA?

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Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living things

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What fuses to form a zygote

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2 gametes

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Where is mitosis located

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Nucleus

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Where is meiosis located

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Ovaries and testis

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Homozygous

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HH/hh

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Heterozygous

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Hh

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What are somatic cells

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Are all body cells of an organism. They divide via mitosis for growth and repair

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Why do men suffer from sex linked conditions

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Because the only have one copy of the sex allele

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What is the genotype

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The internal gene ( HH/hh/Hh)

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What is a phenotype

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The physical features (red hair/ brown hair)

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What is homozygous

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Two alleles of the same

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What is heterozygous

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Two different alleles

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What is inheritance

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The passing on of inherited characteristics from parent to offspring

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What are the stages of mitosis

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Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis

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