Genetics by Ben Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 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) |
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