Laws of Heredity
A mistake in the DNA code is called _____
a mutation
Who discovered mRNA?
Edward Jenner
What does gene therapy do?
Enhance, remove, replace, or silence genes to get rid of mutations and help the person live a more full life
Who created the Theory of Evolution?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Carl Linnaeus
C) John Dalton
A) Charles Darwin
Name one law of the Laws of Heredity
The law of dominance/the law of segregation/the law of independent assortment
How does our immune system fight bacteria?
By creating antibodies
Name one method of gene therapy
Ex vivo, in vivo, CRISPR-cas9
What is the condition needed for evolution according to the Theory of Evolution?
Natural selection
What is a phenotype?
The physical traits of an organism
What is mRNA?
Genetic instructions that instruct the body's cells to make proteins that help the immune system defend our body
Cystic fibrosis
Define 'evolution'
Evolution is the process in which a living organism is changes their behaviour, physical feature, or function
What can the Laws of Heredity help us do?
Understand how genetic diseases are passed on between generations and understand why a person looks the way they do
Name one illness that mRNA can help us treat
Cancer, malaria
What is CRISPR-Cas9 and how does it work?
Would the black moths or the white moths survive better in a forest of white trees and why?
The white moths would survive better as they can camouflage better to hide from predators