SB3h Inheritance Flashcards

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1
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Inherited variation?

A

variation caused by the genes you inherit from your parents.

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2
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allele?

A

different forms of the same gene

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cell membrane?

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the outer sack that holds all the cell contents together, controls what comes in and out of the cell

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4
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chromosome?

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made up of tightly wound up DNA to form an x structure

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cytoplasm?

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the substance inside a cell where chemical reactions occur

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DNA?

A

the instructions for our cells

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7
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gene?

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sections of DNA that are instructions for a particular characteristics

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nucleus?

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~the brain of the cell
~chromosomes found here

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