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Respiration

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Chemical reaction within cells by which living things release energy from carbohydrates, producing CO2 and water.

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Aerobic

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When oxygen is present or being used.

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Anaerobic

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When oxygen is not present or being used.

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Glycogen

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Large carbohydrate molecule; similar to starch but found only in animal cells, and some bacterial and fungal cells.

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Lactic acid

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Chemical made from the incomplete breakdown of glucose during anaerobic respiration.

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Fatigue

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Build up of lactic acid in muscles that stops them contracting properly.

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Oxygen debt

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Lack of oxygen in muscle cells. Oxygen is needed to oxidise lactic acid in the muscle.

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Mitosis

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Cell division that occurs in body cells, resulting in 2 genetically identical cells.

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Chromosome

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Structure in a cell nucleus that is made up of a DNA molecule that has been condensed and coiled.

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Diploid

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Describes a cell that has a nucleus with two sets of chromosomes e.g. body cells.

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Asexual reproduction

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Reproduction without gametes, using mitosis. E.g. in bacteria.

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Allele

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A version of a gene.

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Meiosis

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Cell division that occurs to form sex cells (gametes), resulting in 4 unique cells.

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Gametes

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Sex cells. They contain half the normal number of chromosomes for the specific organism.

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Haploid

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Describes a cell that has a nucleus with only one set of chromosomes e.g. sex cells.

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Zygote

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Diploid cell resulting from the fusion of an egg and a sperm.

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Fertilisation

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The joining of the male and female gametes to make a new individual.

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F1 generation

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First generation of offspring from a genetic cross between two true-breeding parents.

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Dominant

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Visible characteristic found in an organism even when only one allele of the gene is present.

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Recessive

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A visible characteristic that is only present if two copies of the same allele are inherited.

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Inheritance factor

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A term used by Mendel. We now call this a gene.

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Gregor Mendel

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Discovered that inheritance was due to inheritance factors and not caused by a blending mechanism.

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Monohybrid inheritance

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Inheritance pattern of a single characteristic, determined by 1 gene

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DNA

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(deoxyribonucleic acid)

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Gene

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Section of DNA that codes for a characteristic or protein.

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Punnett square

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A grid used to represent the genetic cross of gametes during sexual reproduction.

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Sex chromosomes

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Chromosomes that decide on the sex of an individual.

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DNA bases

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Molecules arranged in pairs within each molecule of DNA. A pairs with T; C pairs with G.

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Triplet code

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Set of three DNA bases that code for a specific amino acid.

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Digit

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Finger or toe.

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Cystic Fibrosis

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A genetically inherited disorder that affects cell membranes. Excess mucus in the airwaves is a common symptom.

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Stem cell

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An undifferentiated cell that can divide by mitosis. It is able to differentiate into some or sometimes all of the bodies cell types.

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DNA fingerprinting

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Technique that analyses parts of the DNA of an individual and compares it with DNA from other individuals. Used to solve crimes, and check if people are related.

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Evolution

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Gradual change in an organism over time.

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Fossil

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Preserved remains of ancient living things.

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Endangered

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Describes a species that has low numbers and is in danger of becoming extinct.

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Extinction

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End of a species, when all of its members have dies out.

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Speciation

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Separate evolution of two populations of the same species, to form two separate species.

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Isolation

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Separation of two populations of a species so that they cannot interbreed. E.g. by a geographical barrier such as a mountain range.

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Mutation

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Change in the structure of a gene. A mutation may cause a gene to code for a different characteristic.

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Natural selection

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The survival of better-adapted organisms.

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