Genetics Flashcards
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Genetics
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the study of the inheritance of Characteristics
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Inheritable characteristics
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Many physical characteristics such as eye colour and shape of ears were inherited from your parents
• The instructions for these inherited characteristics were carried in the two cells that made you the egg and sperm
3
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Chromosomes
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The nucleus of each sex cell (gamete) contains 23 thread like structures called Chromosomes
Chromosomes are made of protein + DNA. These chromosomes carry genes
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
5
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46 chromosomes
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When an egg and sperm cell fuse (each has 23 chromosomes) they give the individual they are creating 46 chromosomes
• One set comes from the mother the other from the father
