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how does the numbering of chromosomes in a grasshopper's sex cells compare to the number of chromosomes in its body cells?
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they have exactly half the number of chromosomes found in itsbody cells
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explain the role of chromosomes in inheritance.
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genes are carried from parents to their offspring on chromosomes
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briefly describe what happens to chromosomes during meiosis
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during meiosis, the chromosomes pair sperate and are distributed to two different cells. The resulting sex cells have only half as many chromosomes as the other cells in the organism
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on what structure in a cell are genes located?
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chromosomes
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what is the main function of genes
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to pace inherited traits down to there offspring
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what is the function of transfer RNA
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carries ammino acids and adds them to the growing protein
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how do the nitrogen bases along a gene serve as a genetic code
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the order of the nitrogen bases along a gene forms a genetic code that specifices what type of protein will be produced
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brefly describe the process by which a cell produces proteins. {protein synthesis}
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dna plus amino acids = proteins
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what possible effects can a mutation have on organism?
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it can mess up ur trait and u will be different from what it normally would have been
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where in a cell does protein synthesis take place
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ribosomes
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