Inheritance, Heredity, genes and chromosomes

Question 1

DNA

Answer 1

deoxyribonucleic acid

- primary carrier of genetic info.

Question 2

Genes

Answer 2

coding regions of DNA, contain instructions for building proteins that’s responsible for inherited traits

Question 3

Alleles

Answer 3

version of genes that give a trait more then one physical apperance

Question 4

Histones

Answer 4

Found in eukaryotes
special proteins that wrap DNA to form a complex
- reduce volume
- protects DNA

Question 5

Chromatin fibres

Answer 5

several complexes bundled into coils

apart of a histone

Question 6

Prokayotes

Answer 6

archaea and bacteria

- less genetic material

Question 7

Plasmids

Answer 7

bacterial chromosome found in rings

Question 8

What is special about Archaea?

Answer 8

• circular chromosome

- histone-like proteins

Question 9

Genome

Answer 9

complete set of organisms hereditary info