Genetics

Question 1

Where are your genes found?

Answer 1

They are found in chromosomes in your cells

Question 2

What’s causes variation?

Answer 2

Genes

Question 3

How many chromosomes do we have, how many genes in these chromosomes?

Answer 3

We have 46 different chromosomes in a human, humans have 20000 genes

Question 4

In fertilisation, how many chromosomes are added to make a baby?

Answer 4

Both parents give 23 chromosomes to there offspring, making them have 46

Question 5

What are the two types of reproduction?

Answer 5

Asexual-one parent, no variation, offspring known as clones

Sexual-two parents involved, variation

Question 6

What are the two ways of cloning?

Answer 6

Adult cell cloning

Embryo cell cloning

Question 7

What is selective breeding?

Answer 7

Selected animals/plants are breeder to create the best of the best

Question 8

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 8

Removing a gene from one living organism to put it into another

Question 9

What is evolution? How do we know?

Answer 9

Darwin brought up the theory in the 1800’s, believing in a mutation that benefitted or was against the plant/animal. We can see this through fossils and see if the animals have change overtime