1E Inheritance & Genome
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What do you call a feature, quality or trait of a living thing?
Characteristic
Where is DNA stored in the nucleus?
Chromosome
What type of variation has a range from minimum to maximum?
Continuous
What type of variation can easily be put into groups?
Discrete
What is our genetic material which we get from our parents called?
DNA
What base does A pair with?
T
What base does C pair with?
G
What type of factor which is not inherited affects our characteristics?
Environmental
What name is given to all the genetic information that you inherit from your parents?
Genome
What name is given to the genetic information passed from our parents which can affect our characteristics?
Inherited
Where in the cell do you find DNA?
Nucleus
What base does G pair with?
C
What molecule in made in the cell from the instructions found in DNA?
Proteins
What base doe T pair with?
A
What name is given to living things that can reproduce to give fertile offspring?
Species
What name is given to the differences within the same species?
Variation
What are the success criteria for drawing a bar chart?
• Use a ruler. • Equal sized bars and gaps between the bars. • Correct scales • Independent variable on the x-axis • Axis labelled with units • Accurate plotting • Title
How many chromosomes are in most cells?
46
What percentage of your DNA comes from your mum?
50%
What name is given to a section of your DNA which contains a code to make a protein?
Gene
What name is given to the shape of DNA?
Double helix