Biology 4.6 Inheritance, Variation and Evolution

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4.6.1 Reproduction
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4.6.1.1 Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
What is meiosis 1,
What is mitosis 2,
What does sexual reproduction inv...
12  cards
4.6.1.2 Meiosis
What is meiosis 1,
Which cells divide by meiosis 2,
What do gametes have in terms chr...
12  cards
4.6.1.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
What are the advantages of sexual...,
What does variation in offspring ...,
What does variation do despite so...
9  cards
4.6.1.4 DNA and the Genome
What is dna 1,
What is the structure of dna 2,
How is dna contained 3
7  cards
4.6.1.5 DNA Structure
What does dna stand for 1,
What is dna 2,
What are chromosomes 3
39  cards
4.6.1.6 Genetic Inheritance
What is a gamete 1,
What is a chromosome 2,
What is a gene 3
14  cards
4.6.1.7 Inherited Disorders
How are inherited disorders caused 1,
What is polydactyly and how is it...,
What is cystic fibrosis and how i...
8  cards
4.6.1.8 Sex Determination
How many pairs of chromosomes do ...,
What do 22 pairs of chromosomes do 2,
What do the 23rd pair of chromoso...
8  cards
4.6.2 Variation and Evolution
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4.6.2.1 Variation
What does the phenotype an organi...,
Why does the phenotype depend on ...,
Why does the phenotype depend on ...
7  cards
4.6.2.2 Evolution
What is evolution 1,
What is the theory of evolution 2,
How does evolution occur 3
6  cards
4.6.2.3 Selective Breeding
What is selective breeding 1,
What is the process of selective ...,
What are some examples of desired...
7  cards
4.6.2.4 Genetic Engineering
What is genetic engineering 1,
Why have plant cells genetically ...,
Why have bacterial cells been gen...
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4.6.2.5 Cloning
What is cloning 1,
What are some examples of plant c...,
What is tissue culture 3
11  cards
4.6.3 The Development of Understanding of Genetics and Evolution
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4.6.3.1 Theory of Evolution
Who was charles darwin 1,
What did charles darwin put forwa...,
What was the theory of evolution ...
10  cards
4.6.3.2 Speciation
What is speciation 1,
What does speciation increase 2,
Who developed the theory of speci...
13  cards
4.6.3.3 The Understanding of Genetics
Who was gregor mendel 1,
What were mendel s conclusions in...,
Why was mendel not recognised til...
6  cards
4.6.3.4 Evidence for Evolution
What is now widely accepted 1,
What is evidence for evolution 2,
How are fossils evidence for evol...
4  cards
4.6.3.5 Fossils
What are fossils 1,
What are fossils formed from 2,
Why can t fossils be used to tell...
4  cards
4.6.3.6 Extinction
What is extinction 1,
What are the factors that can con...
2  cards
4.6.3.7 Resistant Bacteria
When are bacteria labelled are re...,
Why can bacteria evolve rapidly 2,
What can mutations during reprodu...
13  cards
4.6.4 Classification of Living Organisms
What does classification involve 1,
What was the linnaean system 2,
What are the subtopics of the lin...
14  cards

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