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What is a gene?

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A set of instructions & a carrier of information.

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Every individual human has?

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A genotype and a phenotype.

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What is a genotype?

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A genetic constitution; what our genes will dictate in us.

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What is a phenotype?

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What we become when our genes interact, both with one another and with our environment & experiences.

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What does a gene consist of?

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A long strand of DNA.

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What is a chromosome?

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A double chain of DNA.

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One of the functions of DNA is to?

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Control gene activity.

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Genes contain bases called?

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guanine (G)
cytosine (C)
adenine (A)
thymine (T)

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What contains the instructions for what the gene will produce?

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The coding sequence.

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Coding sequence?

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3-letter combinations of G, C, A and T.

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The coding sequence is copied, to?

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Produce an RNA molecule.

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What does RNA do?

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It organises the synthesis of proteins that act according to the genetic instructions.

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What is tRNA?

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Transfer RNA.

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What does tRNA do?

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It transports amino acids to the ribosomes of the cell.

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What is mRNA?

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Messenger RNA.

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What does mRNA do?

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It acts as a model to form proteins.

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What do the proteins (formed according to the mRNA) do?

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They dictate how the organism develops.

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What is a genome?

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All the genes in a cell.

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What does the genetic message contain?

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Millions of combinations of base pairs in DNA, carried on chromosomes.

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How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have in each cell?

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23

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What does it mean if genes are physically linked?

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If one gene is inherited then the other gene that is physically linked to it is also inherited.

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What are dominant genes?

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Genes that always lead to certain characteristics.

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What are recessive genes?

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Genes that need more than one copy to produce a characteristic.

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What would happen if a recessive gene is present on only one pair of chromosomes?

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The characteristic won’t appear in that organism.

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Characteristics can be?

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Aspects of appearance, personality or behaviour.

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Do genes control all human characteristics?

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No; the environment also has a part to play.

Edexcel AS Psychology - Biological Psychology (39 decks)

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