Inheritance B11 Flashcards
what does a DNA make
Genome
super coiled DNA
chromosomes
number of chromosomes in the human body
46, 23 pairs
a gene is a
genetic code for a particular protein
we have two versions of every gene this is
alleles
two types of alleles
dominant and recessive
role of dominant and recessive cell
dominant is the one that is shown or used, and the recessive cell is not shown
phenotype
characteristic that is shown by the person’s genes
genotype
combinations of alleles that codes a persons specific phenotype
how do you identify if the allele is dominant
it is written in a capital letter
homozygous
both alleles for a gene is identical
hetrozygous
the alleles are different for a gene
xx
woman
xy
man
fertilised cell -> 2 diploid cell
mitosis