Inheritance B11 Flashcards

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1
Q

what does a DNA make

A

Genome

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2
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super coiled DNA

A

chromosomes

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3
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number of chromosomes in the human body

A

46, 23 pairs

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4
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a gene is a

A

genetic code for a particular protein

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5
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we have two versions of every gene this is

A

alleles

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6
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two types of alleles

A

dominant and recessive

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7
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role of dominant and recessive cell

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dominant is the one that is shown or used, and the recessive cell is not shown

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8
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phenotype

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characteristic that is shown by the person’s genes

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9
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genotype

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combinations of alleles that codes a persons specific phenotype

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10
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how do you identify if the allele is dominant

A

it is written in a capital letter

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11
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homozygous

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both alleles for a gene is identical

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12
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hetrozygous

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the alleles are different for a gene

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13
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xx

A

woman

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14
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xy

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man

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15
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fertilised cell -> 2 diploid cell

A

mitosis

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16
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fertilised cell -> 4 haploid cells

A

meiosis

17
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variation

A

differences between organism

18
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discontinuous variation

A

limited sets of groups

19
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continuous variation

A

data can be any value in a range

20
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reason of genetic variation/mutation

A

differences in genes, alleles, environmental

21
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evolution

A

simple organism to more complex organism

22
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natural selection

A

survival out of competition

22
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same species evolving in to different separate species

A

speciaiton

22
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selective breeding

A

humans choosing organisms that have beneficial characteristics and breeding it.