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Inheritance, Variation and Evolution Flashcards

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1
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What is all the genetic material in a cell made up of?

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DNA

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What does DNA contain?

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Coded information

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3
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What does DNA determine?

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The inherited characteristics

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4
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Where is DNA found?

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In the nucleus of plant and animal cells

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5
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What normally comes in pairs?

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Chrmosomes

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6
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What is DNA made up of?

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2 strands (of nucleotides) coiled together in the shape of a double helix

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7
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What is a gene?

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A small section of DNA found on a chromosome

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8
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What does each gene code for?

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A particular sequence of amino acids

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9
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How many amino acids are there?

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20

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10
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Different combinations of _____ ____ are used to make different ______

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Amino acids

Protein

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11
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How does the DNA determine what kind of cell it is?

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It determines what proteins the cell produces, determining what kind of cell it is

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12
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What is a genome?

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An entire set of genetic material in an organism

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13
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What is the sex of someone determined by?

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Their sex chromosomes

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14
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How many pairs of chromosomes do humams have?

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23

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15
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What is the sex chromosome for males?

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XY

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16
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What is the sex chromosome for females?

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XX

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17
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What is the monomer that makes up DNA called?

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Nucleotides

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18
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What do nucleotides join together to form?

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Polynulceotides

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19
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What does a nucleotide consist of?

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A phosphate

A sugar A base

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20
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How many different bases are there?

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4

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21
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What are the different bases?

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A, T, C, G

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22
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What does the order of bases in a gene decide?

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The order of amino acids

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23
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How many bases code for an amino acid?

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A sequence of 3 bases

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24
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What are the base links?

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A-T

C-G

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25
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What do amino acids join to make?

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Proteins

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26
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What do parts of DNA that don’t code for proteins control?

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Whether or not a gene is expressed - used to make a protein

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27
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What happens during transcription?

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The gene in the DNA is ‘copied’ into a molecule of RNA called mRNA

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28
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What does mRNA do?

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It acts as a messenger between the DNA and ribosomes - carries the code between the 2

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29
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What happens during translocation?

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The mRNA attaches to the ribosome and the ribosome reads 3 bases at a time. Carrier molecules bring the correct amino acids and they are attached to the amino acid chain

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30
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During translocation, what is the order of amino acids in the polypeptide determined by?

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By the mRNA code

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31
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What happens when the protein is completed, has been coded for?

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It fold into a unique shape

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32
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What is special about the shape of a protein?

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It allows the protein to carry out a specific function

33
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What are examples of proteins?

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Enzymes, hormones, structural proteins

34
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What is a mutation?

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A change in an organism’s DNA - the sequence of DNA bases in a gene

35
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What happens because of mutations?

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The change in genes could mean a different amino acid is coded for, meaning the sequence of amino acids that make up a protein changes. This could potentially lead to changed in the protein (from it folding incorrectly)

36
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What can mutations in a non-coding gene cause?

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It may alter gene expression, leading to a gene being turned on or off

37
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What is insertion?

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When a new base is inserted into the DNA base sequence

38
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What can happen because of an insertion?

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It changes the way groups of 3 bases are read, potentially changing the amino acid it codes for
They could change more than 1 amino acid as they have a knock-on effect further on the sequence

39
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What is deletion?

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When a random base is deleted from the DNA base sequence

40
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What can happen because of a deletion?

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It changes the way groups of 3 bases are read, potentially changing the amino acid it codes for
They could change more than 1 amino acid as they have a knock-on effect further on the sequence

41
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What is substitution?

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When a random base in the DNA sequence is changed to a different base

42
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What is sexual reproduction?

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Where genetic information from 2 organisms is combines to produce unique offspring which are genetically different to each parent

43
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Through what process are gametes formed?

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Meiosis

44
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How many chromosomes does each gamete in humans contain?

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23 - haploid

45
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How does the egg and sperm cell form a cell with the full number of chromosomes?

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They fuse together - fertilisation

46
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What does having 2 parents mean to the offspring’s genes?

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The offspring contains a mixture of the parent’s genes

47
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What does a mixture of genetic variation allow in the offspirng?

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Variation

48
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Why is variation important?

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Because it prevents a disease prom wiping out a population, gives a survival advantage, allows for evolution and adaptations

49
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Why is adaptation important?

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Because individuals with characteristics that make them better adapted to the environment have a better chance of survival

50
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__________ _______ can be used to speed up __________ selection

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Selective breeding

Natural

51
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What does natural selection allow us to do?

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Produce animals with desirable characteristics

52
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What are disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

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It is a slow process

You need 2 of the species

53
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What are advantages of sexual reproduction?

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Allows variation in offspring

Allows for natural selection

54
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How many parents are needed in asexual reproduction?

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1

55
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What is asexual reproduction?

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Reproduction with 1 parent, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical

56
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How does asexual reproduction happen?

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By mitosis

57
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What are the daughter cells like during mitosis?

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A clone of the parent cell - same genetic information

58
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Why does asexual reproduction use less energy than sexual reproduction?

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Because the organisms don’t have to find a mate during asexual reproduction

59
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What is faster: asexual or sexual reproduction?

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Asexual

60
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What is produced by meiosis?

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Gametes

61
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Before the cell divides what happens, during meiosis?

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It duplicates genetic info - 2 armed chromosomes

62
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Describe meiosis:

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Duplicates the genetic info
Lines up in pairs at centre of cell
During first division, pairs separated - a mix of chromosomes go into new 2 cells
During second division, chromosomes line up the centre and the arms are pulled apart

63
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How many gametes are formed by meiosis?

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4

64
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Are gametes formed by meiosis genetically identical?

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No

65
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Why are gametes formed by meiosis not identical?

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Because all the chromosomes get mixed up during meiosis

66
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What cells go through mitosis?

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Body cells

67
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How many daughter cells are formed by mitosis?

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2

68
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How many chromosomes are there in the daughter cells in humans by mitosis?

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46

69
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Are daughter cells of mitosis genetically identical?

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Yes - they are clones

70
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When do human cells go through mitosis?

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In an embryo to produce lots of new cells

71
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Is cystic fibrosis dominant or recessive?

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Recessive

72
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Is polydactyly dominant or recessive?

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Dominant

73
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What can embryos be screened for before they are implantes?

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Genetic disorders

74
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For Embryonic Screening:

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It helps stop people suffering
Treating disorders costs the government a lot of money
There are laws to prevent it from going too far

75
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Against Embryonic Screening:

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Implies people with disorders are ‘undesirable’
Everyone will want to screen their embryos to choose their favourite
Screening is expensive

76
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What causes variation?

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Combining genes from 2 parents

77
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What causes environmental variation?

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Conditions that organisms live and grow in

78
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What happens when the environment changes?

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An individual becomes more suited to the new environment by mutations occurring and this change becomes common through natural selection

79
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What do mutations result in?

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A new phenotype being seen in species

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