Unit # 1 second half Flashcards
DNA 𧬠contains theβ¦
Genetic material found in every cell in the human body
The genetic material is found in the β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦. of cells
Nucleus
Two scientist responsible for unravelling the structure of DNA are
Watson and crick
DNA stands for
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA is Compressed of these for basic chemicals
Thymine
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
The arrangement of four specific chemicals that control the traits of an organism is called
Genetic code
A chromosome is a
Structure in the nucleus that contains genetic information
A gene is a
Uninterrupted segment of genetic information
An allele is
Form a gene may take that affect a trait of an organism
What is an example of different alleles
Tt
Rr
Yy
Oo
An example of three alleles of a gene belonging to a parrot are
Red feathers
Blue beak
White feathers
How many chromosomes do humans have
Everyone gets 23 three from there mom and 23 from there dad
So altogether everyone has 46