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Genetics
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What is the science dedicatede to the study of inheritance?
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Heredity
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The transmission of traits from one generation to the next is reffered to as?
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Chromosomes
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What is the name of the structure that includes the units of inheritance, contains proteins and DNA?
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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
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What is the name of the structure containing alternating sugar phosphate units and nitrogen bases?
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Thymine
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Adenine is one f the complimentary base pairs in DNA. Adenine will always bind with?
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Complimentary base pairs
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Adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine are often referred to as?
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Gametes
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Sperm and ova are often referred to as?
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Dominant Allele
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An allele (capital letter) that is expressed over a recessive allele is referred to as?
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Homozygous
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When both alleles are exactly the same, the genotype is said to be?
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Phenotype
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A trait that is expressed in an individual is referred as the?
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Codominance
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When two alleles are expressed in the phenotype it is said to be?
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Mitosis
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When skin cells replicate, they undergo?
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Daughter cells
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In mitosis, one cell divides producing two identical?
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DNA Replication
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When DNA is copied it is referred to as?
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Centromere
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The structure that holds two chromatids together in a chromosome is called the?
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Karyotype
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A pictorial arrangement of chromosomes is referred to as?
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46
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How many chromosomes does a human have?
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Guanine
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The four nitrogen bases of DNA include cytosine, adenine, thymine and ?
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23 Chromosomes
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How many chromosomes would you expect to find in a human haploid cell?
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Nucleus
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The control centre for a cell is reffered to as the ?
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Asexual Reproduction
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The ability of animals or plants to reproduce by dividing into two without sex cells is referred to as ?
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Sex Linked
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X linked conditions such as muscular dystorphy is commonly referred to as ?
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Pedigree
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What is the name given to the analysis and relationships between family members
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46
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How many chromosomes are in a single skin cell on Mr Hunts finger ?
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Shaded in Square
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What shape represents a Male with charachteristic in a Pedigree
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