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1
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What is DNA?

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DNA is the molecule in the nucleus that carries our genetic code.

2
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How many chromosomes do normal body cells have?

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Normal body cells (e.g. Skin Cell) have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs).

3
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What is Deoxyribonucleic acid?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid is DNA.

4
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What is an allele?

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An allele is a different form of a gene. For e.g. let’s say gene is height.

5
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How many chromosomes do a Human sex cell have?

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A human sex cell (sperm and egg) have half the amount of a normal body cell (23).

6
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What is along the length of each chromosome?

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Along the length of each chromosome there are coding regions called genes.

7
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What do genes have to do with eye colour or height?

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Genes code for proteins, which give us our characteristics e.g. eye colour.

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How is DNA arranged?

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DNA is arranged into long, coiled molecules called chromosome.

9
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What are alleles for height?

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The alleles for height are:

T= Tall (dominant)
t= Small (recessive)
10
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What could a person have in the form of alleles?

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An individual could have the genotype: TT, Tt or tt

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What is a gene?

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A gene is a section of a chromosome that codes for a particular characteristic.

12
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What does parent phenotype mean?

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Parent phenotype means what do the parents physically look like. For example the mum has blue eyes and the dad has brown eyes.

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Which allele is recessive, B black fur or b white fur?

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b White fur is the recessive allele.

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What does it mean by offspring phenotype?

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Offspring phenotype is what the parents children physically look like.

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What does offspring genotype mean?

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Offspring genotype is what the parents’ children’s genes are.

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What are the steps in selective breeding?

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  1. Decide which characteristics are important (desired characteristics e.g. blue flowers
  2. Choose parents that show these characteristics and then breed them together.
  3. Select the best offspring from parents to breed the next generation.
  4. Repeat the process more and more over a number of years/generations.
17
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What is genetic engineering?

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Genetic engineering is a process which involves changing the genes of an organism by introducing a gene from another organism to give a desired characteristic.

18
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What is an organism whose genes have been altered called?

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An organism whose genes have been altered is called a genetically modified organism

19
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What is the steps to genetic engineering?

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S for Select the desired characteristic
I for Isolate the gene responsible for the characteristic (using enzymes)
I for Insert the gene into another organism (e.g. bacterium)
R for Replication of the organism

20
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What are some advantages of Genetic Inheritance?

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It can improve crop yield

It can improve resistance to pesticides.

21
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What is the meaning of the term accuracy?

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A measurement result is considered accurate if it is judged to be close to the true value.

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What is the meaning of the term precision?

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Precise measurements are ones in which there is very little spread about the mean value. Precision depends only on the extent of random errors - it gives no indication of how close results are to the true value.

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What does the term Repeatable mean?

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A measurement is repeatable if the original experimenter repeats the investigation using the same method and equipment and obtains the same results. Previously known as reliable.

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What is the meaning of the term reproducible?

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A measurement is reproducible if the investigation is repeated by another person, or by using different equipment or techniques, and the same results are obtained. Previously known as reliable.

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What is the meaning of the term True Value?

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This is the value that would be obtained in an ideal measurement.

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What is the meaning of the term validity?

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Sustainability of the investigative procedure to answer the question being asked. For example, an investigation to find out if the rate of a chemical reaction dependent upon the concentration of one of the reactants would not be a valid procedure if the temperature of the reactants was not controlled

27
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What is the meaning of the term Valid Conclusion?

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A conclusion supported by valid data, obtained from an appropriate experimental design based on sound reasoning.