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Genetics by Ben
Question | Answer |
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What is Genetics? | the study of how traits or characteristics are inherited. |
Name some inherited characteristics: | Height, eye colour, shape of face, etc. |
Name some NON-inherited characteristics: | An interest in a sport, reading, writing, using a computer, to be able to speak a language |
What are chromosomes? | Thread-like structures made of DNA and protein found in the nucleus of cells |
What are genes? | Short sections of DNA which control inherited characteristics |
Where are genes located? | On chromosomes |
How many chromosomes are on a human cell? And home many pairs? | 46 chromosomes and two sets of 23 pairs (1 from the mother, 1 from the father) |