Biology: B1

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  • Created on: 26-03-16 16:33
What is a gene
A short length chromosome.
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What is a nucleus
A cell which holds the chromosomes
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How many chromosomes are there in a human cell.
23 pairs
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What do genes do
Instruct proteins
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What is the genotype of an organism
Its' constitunecy of cells
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How many chromosones does a sperm or egg carry
23 chromosmes each
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What is an allele
Different versions of the same gene
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What sex chromosomes does a male have
XY
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How many dominant alles does a cell need to carry that instruction.
1
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How many alleles does a recessive gene need to carry that instruction
2
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Which chromosome determines your sex
23rd
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What is cystic fibrosis
A genetic disorder where you develope mucus across the respiritory system
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Is Cystic fibrosis
Recessive
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What is huntingtons diecease
A genetic disorder which causes tremors, memory loss, mood changes and poor concentration
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Which allele is needed to inherit Huntingtons diecease
Dominant
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What does Ivf stand for
in vitro fertililation
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What is Ivf
A way of finding out if a baby or feotus has a genetic disorder
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What are the problems ascociated with Ivf
They arent 100 percent acurate
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What are the problems ascociated with Ivf
Its not 100 percent safe
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What are the problems ascociated with Ivf
The child can often get discrinated
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What are the problems ascociated with Ivf
Insurancy companys may not insure the child
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What is a clone
An organis with the smae genes and alleles
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What is a sexual reproduction
a way of giving birth which only replicates the dna of the subject.
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How are twins formed
When a single un/fertilised egg splits.
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How do scientist crate cloned animals
When they remove the nuclus of an egg cell amd is replaced with a donor with the exact amount of chromosomes
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What are stem cells
Unspecialised cells
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How do we retrieve human stem cells
By removing them from foetuses
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What are the uses of stem cells
To help patients repair from sickle cell anaemnia bone marrow transplants
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What is homozygus
Two alles that are the same for one gene
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What is heterozygus
Two different alleles for one gene
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What is a haploid
A sex cell with half of its chromosomes
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What is a diploid
A cell with its complete set of alleles
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