Genetics Flashcards
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Inherited Characteristics
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Passed from parents to children
Eg: eye colour, height, shape of face
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Genetics?
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the study of how traits or characteristics are inherited.
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Non-Inherited characteristics
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learned during life.
Eg: driving, reading
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Chromosomes
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thread-like structures made up of DNA and protein.
found in the nucleus of the cell.
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Genes
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sections of DNA found on chromosomes
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How many chromosomes does a human have in each nucleus of a cell
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46
23from mother/father
