Combined Science Biology B1 - Chromosomes and Mitosis

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CHROMOSOMES
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In what form does the nucleus contain genetic material?
Chromosomes
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What are chromosomes?
Coiled up lengths of DNA molecules
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What do chromosomes carry?
A large number of genes
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What do genes do?
Control the development of different characteristics e.g hair colour
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Chromosomes in body cells
Body cells usually have two copies of each chromosome - one form the organism's 'mother' and one from its 'father'
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How many chromosomes are there in a human cell?
23 pairs of chromosomes - 46 individual chromosomes
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MITOSIS
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What is the cell cycle?
When body cells divide to produce new cells in a series of stages
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What is the stage of the cell cycle when the cell divides called?
Mitosis
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What do multicellular organisms use mitosis for?
To grow or to replace cells that have been damaged
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What is the product of mitosis?
Two new cells identical to the original one with the same number of chromosomes
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Chromosomes

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In what form does the nucleus contain genetic material?

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Coiled up lengths of DNA molecules

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A large number of genes

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Control the development of different characteristics e.g hair colour

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