Inheritance Flashcards
How is the genetic information passed
It is passed from the sex cells to the forming offspring
What is inheritance
Characteristics that are passed down from parents to offspring
Where is the genetic information found
In the nucleus of the cell
What does the nucleus contain
Chromosomes
What do the chromosomes contain
DNA which is the genetic information
What are genes
Small sections of chromosomes
What do chromosomes come in as
Pairs
How many pair do humans have of chromosomes
23 pairs
How many chromosomes do we get from each parent
23 from mum egg
23 from dad in the sperm
What is are alleles
Different versions genes
What are the two types of reproductions
Sexual and asexual
What are the features of asexual reproduction
Involves one parent
Gametes don’t fuse
Identical genetic information
What are the features of sexual reproduction
Gamates fuse
Genetic information is variated
Involves two parents
What organisms reproduce asexually
Plants vegetable normal body cells
What is a clone
A clone is an organism that has identical genetic information like the patent offspring