DNA
The "instruction manual" for making a new organism.
What is DNA?
The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
What is Inheritence?
Any change to the DNA
What is a mutation?
This type of reproduction involves only one parent.
What is Asexual Reproduction?
A change in DNA.
What is a Mutation?
The part of the cell where DNA is stored.
What is Nucleus?
Differences in traits between individual organisms.
What are Variations?
Genes contain the instructions for making this.
What is a protein?
This type of reproduction involves two parents.
What is Sexual Reproduction?
How many chromosome pairs are in humans?
What is 23
Tightly coiled DNA found in the nucleus.
What are Chromosomes?
Eye color, hair color, and facial features are all examples of this.
What are traits.
This large molecule helps determine an organism's trait
What is a Protein?
In humans, how many chromosomes do EACH parent contribute to their offspring?
23
What percentage of chromosomes do you get from your mom?
50%
The shape of DNA, often described as a twisted ladder.
What is Double Helix?
Some Traits are inherited while others are determined by ________________.
What is environment?
True or False: All mutations are bad?
False
How many total chromosomes are in human DNA
46
True or False: Some mutations can be beneficial to an organism?
True