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Year 10 Genetics Flashcards

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Chromosomes

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  • 23 pairs = 46 chromosomes
  • Chromosomes are made up of DNA that is tightly squished together
  • Thread-like structure
  • All 23 pairs for each cell
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DNA

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  • Deoxyribonucleic acid
  • Structured like a twisted ladder
  • Contains genetic codes
  • Everyone’s DNA is different and it makes you you
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Nucleotide

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  • Contains a base, sugar and phosphate

- There are four different bases (thymine, guanine, cytosine, adenine)

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Gene

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  • Made up of DNA

- Carries information

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Characteristics

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  • Inherit traits from your parents
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Mitosis

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  • Making identical genetic cells
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Meiosis

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  • Cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four sex cells
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Gametes

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  • Sex cells
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