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what is an allele

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different form of the same gene

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what is phenotype

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the physical appearance caused by inherited information

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what is variation

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difference in characteristics in or between species

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what are the genes of a female gamete

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what are the genes in a male gamete

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where does genetic variation arise from

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mutations

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how does a new phenotype occur

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mutations happen continuosly in the body during cell division. However most mutations do not alter the phenotype. Most influence the phenotype but do not determine the phenotype

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how can a phenotype be influenced

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  • differences in the genes of organisms caused by mutations and sexual reproduction
  • differences in the environmental conditions organisms live in
  • or both
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how are identical twins born

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a feertillised egg splits in to and grow independently which means the twins have the same DNA so the differences have to some from the environment

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what are some phenotype variation caused by genes

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  • eye colour
  • natural hair colour
  • nose shape
  • blood type
  • ear lobe shape
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what are some phenotype variation caused by the environment

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  • hair lenght
  • accents
  • tatoos
  • scars
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what are some factors affected by genes and the environment

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  • weight
  • skin colour
  • being athletic
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how are non-identical twins formed

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when 2 sperm fertilise 2 seperate eggs at the same time

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what is the theory of evolution

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  • 3 billion years ago simple life organisms evolved by natural selection causing variation
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what is evolution

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a change in inherited characteristics of a population over time through natural selection

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when is a new species formed

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when population of one species has become so different in phenotype they can no longer breed to produce fertile offspring

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what is a species

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a group of similar organisms which can reproduce to have fertile offspring

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what is natural selection

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when a species shows variation causing it to be better adapted at surving allowing to breed more successfully and pass on its genes

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are mutation always negative

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no some could be positive or not positive at all and fatal

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what factors can cause mutations

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  • x-rays
  • UV light
  • Radiation
  • Chemicals
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what is selective breeding

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when humans breed plants and animals to get desired characteristics

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does selective breeding fertil offspring

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no, it produces infertile offspring

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what are the steps in selective breeding

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1- parents with desired characteristics are choosen from a population
2- they are bred together
3- from teh offspring thoose with desirable characteristics are bred
4- this happens over many generations untill all the offspring show desired characteristics

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what are cons of selective breeding

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  • health problems
  • body growing soo fast that the legs can not support the large bodies
  • reduction in the gene pool
  • organisms can have harmful gene defects cause of the reduced gene pool
  • organisms are vulnerable to new diseases
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what are plants selectively bred for
- higher yield - disease resistance - drought resistance - more flowers
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what are animals selectively bred for
- higher yield - more muscle - fast growth - quality of stuff produced by the animal
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what is a gene pool
- the combination of all the different genes in a population
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what is genetic engineering
involves changing the genetic material in an organism by cutting out the desirable gene from one organism and transferring it to another
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what are teh modern uses of gentic engineering
- producing insulin - crops resistance to diseases - crops producing a higher yield - finding out where genes are expressed in the body
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what does GE stand for
genetic engineering
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what does GM stand for
genetic modification
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gimme the steps of genetic engineering
1- a restriction enzyme is used to cut out a piece of DNA from the organism 2- bacteria containing plasmid DNA 3- Plasmid is taken out and opened up using restriction enzymes 4- the insulin gene is inserted to the bacterial plasmid 5- the plasmid is inserted back into the bacteria 6- the bacterial cell divides to produce more bacteria with insulin gene
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what is the ligase enzyme used for
joining ends of DNA togetehr
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what is Lysozyme used for
used to break open the bacterial cell so that the plasmid can be removed
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what are the advantages of using GM crops
- improved growth rate - better quality crops - higher yield - drought resistant - disease resistant
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what are the disadvantage sof GM crops
- insects can become disease resistant if they eat too much pesticide forming plants - effect on human health is unknown - genes from GM plants may spred to the wildlife - GM plants are mostly infertile
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what is a clone
an organims produced by asexual reproduction which is genetically identical to the parent
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what are the 2 ways plants can be cloned
- tissue culture - plant cuttings
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what are the 2 ways animals can be cloned
- embryo transplant - adult cell cloning
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how does tissue cultures work
- a small piece of tissue is taken from a plant - it is then grown on agar jelly containing the right nutrients and hormones for the plant to grow
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what are the pros of tissue cultures
- can be used to preserve plants - can produce hundreds of clones of plants
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what are the disadvantages of using tissue cultures
- it is expensive -
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how does plant cuttings work
- a part of the plant is removed and dipped in plant growth hormones powder - placed into moist soil - if the conditions are suitable then the plant will grow
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what are the advantages of using plant cuttings
- easy - cheap - simple
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what are the disadvantages of using plant cuttings
- right conditions are needed which at times can not be met
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how does embryo transplant work
- a cow becomes pregnant - the emrbyo is removed before cells can become specialised - embryo is split and grown in a labratory till the calf is ready to be placed back into the uterus of a host cow
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what are the advantages of embryo transplant
- can produce 3x times more calves than through normal reproduction - farmers can sell the embryos worldwide
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what are the disadvantages of embryo transplants
- it is expensive - some say it is unethical -
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how does adult cell cloning work
- a skin cell from sheep A is taken and the nucleus is removed - unfertilised agg cell from sheep B is taken and the nucleus is removed - nucleus from sheep A is take ]n and placed into nucleus-less egg cell from sheep B - an electric shock stimulates egg cell to divide and from an embryo - embryo is placed into adult female sheep C - a clone of sheep A is formed
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what are the advantages of using adult cell cloning
- can help animals be saved from extinction - could be used to produce large numbers of clones - can be medically used to collect to substances secreted by animals - this technique can be used to clone human babies which can give hope to infertile couples
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what are the disadvantages of using adult cell cloning
- leads to plants and animals having identical genes so leads to a lower gene pool

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