Grade 10 Unit 2 Flashcards
is a unit of hereditary material located on the • chromosomes.
gene
Each ____ is a small section of DNA
Gene
is the genetic material contained in the nucleus.
DNA
carries the instructions needed to make all the proteins in your cells.
DNA
are made up of repeating patterns of bases in the DNA.
Genes
is strand of DNA carrying genetic information
Chromosome
control everything that goes on in your cells by organising all the proteins that are made.
Genes
What in the DNA acts as a code to instruct the cell about the order in which to join up the amino acids to make a particular protein
order of the bases
a pair of chromosomes having the same gene sequences, each derived from one parent
homologous chromosomes
map of the chromosomes in the nucleus of a single cell
karyotype
pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis
double helix
chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes
autosomes
upright strands of DNA are made of
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
T/F
Probability of getting boy or girl is 50%
T
______ r responsible for determining each n every characteristics of an organisms
Gene
What is loci
Position gene occupies on chromosome
What is unit of heredity
Gene
Cross bars of DNA r made up of
Bases
How do genes control what goesn on in a cell n an organism
By specifying order of amino acids of a particular protein
Sequence of events which occur between one cell division n z next
Cell cycle
Which phase is phase of growth n synthesis
Interphase
In which phase does DNA replication occurs
Interphase
What is cytokinesis
Division of cytoplasm into 2 daughter cells
T/F
All chromosomes have same shape and size
F
