Topic 6: Genetics
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Clittlewood15 on June 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Humans have how many chromosomes? | 46 |
| What does Homologous mean? | Chromosomes with the same size, shape, and genes |
| What are Chromosome pairs? | Carries genes for the same trait |
| What is a codon? | It is a sequence of three bases in DNA |
| RNA carries the genetic code to... | Ribisomes |
| What is the shape of a DNA molecule? | Double heliax |
| What is a mutation? | A change in the genetic material of an organism |
| What does selective breeding mean? | Breeding organisms to produce offspring with desired traits |
| What are restriction enzymes? | They are used to cut the DNA sequence |
| What is a Karyotype? | A photograph of an organisms chromosomes |
| What does a Karyotype show? | It shows all 23 pairs of human chromosomes |
| What does the last chromosome tell you? | If it is a male or female |
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