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What is a sex cell |
Sperm and the egg |
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What is the scientific word for sex cells? |
Gametes |
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What do gametes contain? |
Chromosomes in the nucleus of the cells |
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What do chromosomes carry? |
Genes which control many of our characteristics |
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Give examples of characteristics determined by genes |
Blood group and colour blindness |
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Give examples of characteristics determined by environmental factors? |
Language and scars |
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Give examples of characteristics that are a mixture |
Height and body mass |
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Give examples how genes and environmental factors impact pea plants |
How many peas in a pod could be determined by genetics but also amount of water or sunlight |
