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Bioligy b1.1
bioligy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the three main parts of most cells? | cytoplasm cell membrane nucleus |
| name the substance with long strands inside the nucleus? | DNA |
| what does each strand form ? | chromosome |
| how many copies are there of each chromosome? | 2 |
| what are chromosomes divides up into? | genes |
| what do genes do ? | control variation in out characteristics? |
| Variation caused by genes is called? | inherited variation |
| what is the name given to same genes with different forms? | alleles |
| how many pairs of chromosomes are there in human body cell nuclei | 23 pairs |
| how many genes are there in 23 pairs of chromosomes | 23000 |
| what do animals and plants produce | gametes (sex cells) |
| state the name of the male gametes in animals? | sperm cells |
| state the name of the male gametes in a plant | pollen grains |
| what is the female gametes in plants and animals? | egg cells |
| how many alleles do gametes have for each gene? | 1 |
| what happens in a sexual reproduction? | two gametes fuse together |
| some alleles are | dominant |
| some alleles are | recessive |
| what is a dominant allele shown as? | capitals letter |
| what is the recessive cell shown as | lower case of the same letter |
| what are the alleles in a organism | genotype |
| what organisms look like is called | phenotype |
| if what both alleles for a gene in an organism are the same what is it calles | homozygous |
| if the alleles for a gene in a an organisms are different what is it called? | heterozygous |