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Genes and Classification
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- 1What are the 5 kingdom (remember Keep Ponds Clean Or Frogs Get Sick)Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species - 2Why do scientists not classify viruses in any of the five kingdomsViruses are not alive, they need a host cell. They do not show all the life process eg growth or feeding
- 3Name the five different vertebrates group and tell me what a vertebrate isVertebrate is an animal with a back bone. They are split into mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds
- 4Where are genes located?They are in chromosomes, which are made of DNA and the chromosomes are in the nucleus of the cell.
- 5What is an alleleAn allele is an alternative form of a gene, which causes differences in inherited characteristics.
- 6What are dominant and recessive alleles?dominant=an allele that is always seen
recessive= an allele only seen when there are 2 copies - 7homozygous and heterozygus alleles?homozygous= two alleles the same
heterozygus= is two different alleles - 8phenotype and genotype alleles?phenotype= how the characteristics actually look eg blue eyes.
genotype= the alleles for a characteristics eg Rr - 9Whats sickle cell disease?sickle shaped red blood cells, this means less oxygen can be carried.
- 10Effects of sickle cell diseasetired, short of breath, joints can be painful as the sickle blood cells get stuck in blood vessels
- 11Whats cystic fibrosis?causes the body to produce thick mucus that particulary effect the lungs and digestive tract.
- 12Symptoms of cystic fibrosis?troublesome cough, repeated chest infections, poor weight gain.
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