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Genes
Part B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chromosomes? | A thread=-like structure made up of DNA, controls the function and characteristics of a cell, when Chromatin is wrapped. 23 pairs |
| Chromatin? | When DNA is in its string form |
| What are the 3 parts of a DNA | Nitrogeneous bases, Phosphate, Sugar (deoxyribose) |
| Nitrogeneous bases | adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G) |
| Amino acids | |
| Proteins | Amino Acids joint together to form a chain (protein) which carries out a task set out from the DNA |
| Gene | A segment of a DNA strand which controls a certain trait of an individual (height, hair, body type) |
| Phenylketonuria (PKU) | the body does not have an enzyme to digest the amino acid phenyalinne found in certain proteins --> causes brain damage |
| Down Syndrome | Genetic disease occurs when an embryo has an extra chromosomes |
| Huntington Disease | a disease that affects nerve cells so that a person loses muscle control |
| Transgenic Organism | |
| Genetic Engineering | |
| Mutations | |
| Mutagens | |
| Cloning |