Inheritance Flashcards
1
Q
What is inheritance?
A
Transmiting genetic information from one generation to the next.
2
Q
What is a chromosome?
A
Tightly packed DNA around the histone in a thread like structure that carries information in the form of genes
3
Q
What is a gene?
A
A section of DNA that codes for a specific protein
4
Q
What is an allele?
A
Different versions of the same gene
5
Q
How is sex determined by genes?
A
One of the 23 pairs of chromosomes determines sex
The pair can either be XX for female and XY for male
6
Q
Describe how genes determine the order of amino acids in a protein
A
The sequence of bases in a gene directly relates to the amino acids added during protein synthesis.
7
Q
How does DNA control cell function?
A
DNA codes for proteins which can be enzymes, antibodies and receptors (for example)
