Vocab
Cones
Cells in the back of the eye that helps us to see color
Gene
A chemical code that contains the instruction to build proteins
What is our bodies built from?
Proteins.
Where are genes found?
All over the body.
Where do you get all your chromosomes from?
Parents
Nucleus
Organelle in the cells that contain the genes
Signal
A chemical reaction with in a human cell that travels along a nerve cell to the brain
Genetic, amino acids, ______, _______, trait.
Protein shape, Protein function.
Genetic codes are called our _______
Genes
What is in the nucleus?
Chromosomes
Allele
Different versions of the same gene
Rods
Cell in the block of the eye that helps us to see black and white
What is the connection between amino acids and proteins?
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein.
Human have _______ determining their traits.
Genes
In humans there are _____ chromosomes or _____ pairs of chromosomes.
46, 23
DNA
The chemical building blocks that made up genes
Facial nerve
A nerve that sends signals from the face to the brain to sense taste.
Some other proteins are ________ molecules.
Signal
Where are opsins from?
Eyes
Why do you have different traits then your parents?
Because as you get older you develop more.
Taste bud
Structures on the tongue that contain the receptor cells for taste
Offspring
Product of reproduction a new organism produced by one or more parents.
Proteins are made from?
Building blocks.
Why do you have some traits that neither of your parents have?
It's the way the genes are inherited.
Why don't we have all the same alleles as parents?
Each only passes once.