DNA Structure
Our DNA has 4 of these in its structure
Bases (The rungs of the ladder)
DNA determines these types of traits in an individual, passed on by their parents
Hereditary
DNA is stored here
A human being with born with this genotype (XY) will become...
A male
These are the four bases found in DNA
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
Every human being receives exactly this amount of DNA from each parent
Half
DNA is stored in this stretch out form within cells
Chromatin
Every cell in your body has this, determined by your DNA
A specific job to do
DNA, which looks like a "twisted ladder" goes by this scientific term
Double Stranded Helix
The chromosomal pairing that determines whether you will be born a biological male or female is found at this location.
Chromosome 23
Located on our chromosomes, these sections (or sites) code for specific traits that we end up showing or having internally (i.e. eye colour, blood type, metabolism rate etc.)
Genes
Humans have this many pairs of chromosomes
23
Adenine & Thymine
Cytosine & Guanine
DNA has the ability to make copies of itself. What is the name of this scientific process?
Self replication
Strands of DNA, made up of the four bases can be made up of ____s or _____s of these bases.
100s or 1000s
The Nucleus in the cell contains the master set of instructions that tells the cell these four things
What it will become, how it will function, when it will reproduce and grow, and when it will die
The sides of the DNA "ladder" are made up of these molecules
Sugar and Phosphate
DNA has the ability to evolve through these two types of change processes
Mutations and Recombination
Chromatin is made up of these two components
DNA and Histones
For an extra 500 points. Which percentage of our DNA do we share with each of them?
Chimpanzees and Bonobos