Senses 24/7
how does taste work?
receptor cells on tongue send a signal to Brain telling it things like "food is here"
How do we taste PTC
Genetics, DNA
A physical characteristics of a person that can be visibly noticed
Inhereted trait
Cells in the back of our eyes that help us to see color
Cones
Not only does it determind how proteins act and function, they also are made up of DNA
how do we see color
light hits cone cells which send a signal to the brain
No
Structures of tongue that contain receptor cells
Taste Buds
A detectable change in the environment
Stimulus
Made up of amino acids
Protein
how do our senses work
nerve cells detect signals that the brain receives
Why doesn't everyone taste PTC
Genetics, DNA
A chemical reaction that travels along a nerve cells and reaches the brain
Signal
Molecules attached to our cells that sense a stimuli
Receptor protein
Two of the same letters in a punnet square
homozyous
the tongue has bumps on it called ____
papillae
Does our optic nerve affect color vision?
No
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A nerve that carries signals from rod and cone cells to the brain
light sensitive receptor protein
Opsins
Two different letters in a punnet square
heterozyous
what side of your tongue is your taste stronger, Center, or side?
Side
What affects our color vision?
Cone cell receptor protein
Cells in the back of the eyes that help to see black and white
Rod cells
a set of instructions that describe what amino acid's to string together
Genetic code
can you control what traits are passed on from parents to offspring?
NEVER NAH NO NOT GONNA HAPPEN NEVER EVER EVER NEVER EVER