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Where is genetic material stored? |
In the nucleus of cells. |
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What are genes? |
A gene is a length of DNA that controls the your characteristics such as eye and hair colour. |
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Where are genes found? |
Genes are in the form of chromosomes a gene is a short length of a chromosome. |
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How many chromosomes are in the nucleus? |
Each cell nucleus contains 46 chromosomes which are 23 pairs. |
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What are alleles? |
Different versions of the same gene ie. A brown eyed gene or a blue eyed gene. |
