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Question | Answer |
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What is a cell | Cells are the basic building block of life. |
Nucleus | Found in Cells. Houses the DNA |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Found in the nucleus and carries the genetic info of living things. Like a recipe to make you |
genes | the basic unit of genetic material inherited from our parents. Found in chromosomes. |
genetics | Genetics is the study of heredity. |
Do all living things have DNA? | All living things have DNA. It's the order of the letters in the code that makes each organism different. |
Heredity | Heredity is a biological process where a parent passes certain genes onto their children or offspring. |
Chromosomes | Found in the nucleus and contains genes. They are small thread like structures |
How many chromosomes do we have ? | Humans have 23 pairs of these small thread-like structures in the nucleus of their cells. 23 or half of the total 46 comes from the mother while the other 23 comes from the father. |
Homologous Chromosomes |