Biology: Inheritance, Variation And Evolution

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Meiosis (and some cell cycle)
Where do cells reproduce for meio...,
What do cells in reproductive org...,
What are the human sex cells 3
14  cards
Reproduction
Describe sexual reproduction 1,
Describe asexual reproduction 2,
Role of the petal 3
25  cards
DNA
What is dna a polymer of 1,
Structure of dna 2,
What are the base pairing rules 3
17  cards
Inheritance
Inheritance refers to 1,
Inheritance is the transmission of 2,
What does the process of inherita...
4  cards
DNA and RNA
The primary genetic material in m...,
Dna carries the 2,
What does rna stand for 3
4  cards
Chromosomes
What word means containing two se...,
How many sets of chromosomes do h...,
How are the two sets of chromosom...
5  cards
Genes and Alleles
Genes are 1,
Each gene can have different vers...,
The combination of alleles inheri...
5  cards
Mendelian inheritance
What did gregor mendel establish ...,
What did mendel use in experiments 2,
What did mendel discover through ...
10  cards
Importance of inheritance
Understanding inheritance is cruc...,
Inheritance helps to explain 2,
Variations in inherited traits ca...
3  cards
Inherited Disorders
Polydactyly is a dominant 1,
Cystic fibrosis is a recessive 2,
Cystic fibrosis is caused by 3
9  cards
Embryonic screening
Cells from embryos and foetuses c...,
Embryo and foetal cells are used ...,
A cell is taken from an embryo an...
13  cards
Key terms
Meaning of homozygote 1,
Meaning of heterozygote 2,
Meaning of genotype 3
7  cards
Gender
Describe what chromosomes females...,
The father produces sperm contain...,
What chromosome does the egg cont...
4  cards
Variation
Variation is 1,
What is inherited variation 2,
What is environmental variation 3
8  cards
Mutations
What is a mutation 1,
Mutations occur 2,
Mutations can occur due to 3
11  cards
Evolution
What were lamarck s theory s two ...,
How can lamarck s ideas be proved...,
What did lamarck s theory about g...
10  cards
Speciation and Evolution
What is a species 1,
What 2 types of isolation can res...,
What is speciation 3
20  cards
Antibiotic Resistance
Definition of genetic variant 1,
What is antibiotic resistance 2,
Give examples of previously curab...
6  cards
Classification
What is a kingdom 1,
What is a domain 2,
What are the 3 domains 3
11  cards

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