Unit # 1 second half Flashcards

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1
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DNA 🧬 contains the…

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Genetic material found in every cell in the human body

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2
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The genetic material is found in the ……………. of cells

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Nucleus

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3
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Two scientist responsible for unravelling the structure of DNA are

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Watson and crick

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4
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DNA stands for

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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5
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DNA is Compressed of these for basic chemicals

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Thymine
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine

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6
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The arrangement of four specific chemicals that control the traits of an organism is called

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Genetic code

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7
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A chromosome is a

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Structure in the nucleus that contains genetic information

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8
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A gene is a

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Uninterrupted segment of genetic information

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9
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An allele is

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Form a gene may take that affect a trait of an organism

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10
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What is an example of different alleles

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Tt

Rr

Yy

Oo

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11
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An example of three alleles of a gene belonging to a parrot are

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Red feathers
Blue beak
White feathers

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12
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How many chromosomes do humans have

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Everyone gets 23 three from there mom and 23 from there dad

So altogether everyone has 46

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