Genetics 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? BiologyGeneticsGCSEAQA Created by: Elisabeth MontagueCreated on: 20-11-17 16:30 What are the separate arms of the chromosomes called? Chromatids 1 of 16 What are X shaped, make of long coils of DNA and can be found in the cell nucleus? Chromosomes 2 of 16 What is the description of your PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES? Phenotype 3 of 16 What is the name for cell division where one cell splits into two identical cells? Mitosis 4 of 16 What is the name for cell division which produces haploid cells (the sperm / egg cells)? Meosis 5 of 16 What is the name that describes a cell with half the full number of chromosomes? Haploid 6 of 16 What is the name that describes a cell with the full number of chromosomes (46 for humans)? Diploid 7 of 16 What is the name for a sperm / egg cell? Gamete 8 of 16 What is the name for a newly formed life just after fertilisation of the egg by the sperm? Zygote 9 of 16 What is the name for the area at the centre of a chromosome where the arms meet? Centromere 10 of 16 What is the name for an organism with two alleles the same for a particular gene? Homozygous 11 of 16 What is the name for a section of DNA molecule? Gene 12 of 16 What is the name of the spiral shaped molecule that contains genes? DNA 13 of 16 What is the name for an organism with two different alleles for a particular gene? Heterozygous 14 of 16 What is the name for an allele/gene that determines the characteristics in the organism? Dominant 15 of 16 What is the name for an allele/gene that does not usually affect the phenotype of the organism? Recessive 16 of 16
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