Gene Flashcards

1
Q

What are genes?

A

Genes are made up of proteins and amino acids

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2
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What are the 4 amino acids ?

A

Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine

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3
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Genes

A

Small sections of chromosomes

20,000 genes

Each have a unique recipe

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4
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Chromosomes ?

A

46 in total
23 from mom and 23 from dad
Each chromosome contains proteins and DNA
The 23 rd chromosome determined the sex of the baby

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5
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Gamete

A

Is a reproductive cell

A sperm for a dude
And
Ovum for a girl

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6
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Zygote

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A single cell formed from two…

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7
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Homozygous

A

2 genes of one pair that are exactly the same in every letter of their code

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8
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What is the plural word for uvum?

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Ovum an egg

Ova a single egg

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9
Q

Fallopian tubes

A

(Urine )

Attached to the intervals/ a tunnel for ova to travel

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10
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Pregnancy / conception

A

Ovulation occurs for 12 to 24 days
(occurs two weeks before menstruation)
Egg is realized and waits for about 24 hours for a single sperm to fertilize
If no egg comes that’s what causes menstruation

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11
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Fertilization

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Union of a sperm and an egg

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12
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Blastocyst

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After an sperm descent to the uterus and no other spent can penetrate then the cell divided and it becomes that

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13
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Implantation

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Embryo burrows into uterus

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