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Inheritance, Variation and Response- PAPER 2 Flashcards

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1
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What does DNA stand for?

A

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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What does DNA contain?

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coded information which make an organism work and determines your characteristics you inherit

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What is a genome?

A

entire set of genetic material in an organism

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4
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What is a gene?

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small section of DNA found on a chromosome

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What does a gene do?

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codes for a particular sequence of amino acids which are put together to make a specific protein

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6
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What is DNA made up of?

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nucleotides

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What do nucleotides consist of?

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one sugar molecule, one phosphate molecule (backbone) and one base

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8
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What are the four different bases?

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A, T, C, G

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Which bases always pair together?

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A and T

C and G

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How do you describe the structure of DNA?

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polymer made up of 2 strands (double helix)

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What does sexual reproduction produce?

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genetically different cells

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12
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What is sexual reproduction?

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where genetic info from 2 organisms is combined to produce an offspring which is genetically different to either parent

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13
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How many chromosomes does a gamete have?

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23

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What does Asexual reproduction produce?

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genetically identical cells

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What is asexual reproduction?

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where an offspring is produced that is genetically identical to the parent

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What is meiosis?

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a process which produces cells that have half the normal number of chromosomes

17
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What is it called if an organism has two alleles for a particular gene that are the same?

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homozygous

18
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What is it called if an organism has two alleles for a particular gene that are different?

A

heterozygous

19
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What is the dominant allele?

A

The one that determines the characteristics that are present

20
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What is the recessive allele?

A

The one that does not determine the characteristics that are present

21
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What is your genotype?

A

combination of what alleles you have

22
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What is your phenotype?

A

where you alleles work at a molecular level to determine what characteristics you have

23
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How is cystic fibrosis caused?

A

a recessive allele

24
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What does cystic fibrosis cause?

A

body to produce lots of thick sticky mucus in air passages and pancreas

25
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How is polydactyly caused?

A

a dominant allele

26
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What does polydactyly cause?

A

babies to be born with extra fingers and toes

27
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What happens when an embryo is screened for a genetic disorder?

A

removes a cell from each embryo and analyses its genes

28
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What are some arguments for embryonic screening?

A
  • stop people suffering
  • treating disorders cost government money
  • laws to stop it going too far

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