Topic 6 - Inheritance variation and evolution

Question 1

What is DNA

Answer 1

Deoxyribonucleic acid in double helix(polymer) , chemical that all genetic material is made out of

Question 2

What is a gene

Answer 2

small section of DNA in chromosome which codes for a certain protein , by coding for a sequence of amino acid

Question 3

What is a chromosome

Answer 3

condensed DNA , coiled up , dna found in chromosomes

Question 4

What is the genome and why is it important

Answer 4

the entire set of genetic material in human
migration patterns, inherited disease and treatment for it , and search for genes linked to different types of disease

Question 5

what is an allele

Answer 5

a different version of the same gene eg 2 different alleles for eye colour

Question 6

what is meant by genotype and phenotype

Answer 6

genotype is the entire collection of alleles one has
phenotype is the characteristics you get from your genotype
people can have same genotype but different phenotype