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B1 - You & Your Genes - Keywords
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- 1AllelesTwo versions of the same gene
- 2Structural ProteinsControl skin, hair, blood and cytoplasm
- 3GenotypeAll of the genes a organism has
- 4PhenotypeCharacteristics that an organism displays
- 5HomozygousTwo alleles the same for that gene
- 6HetrozygousTwo alleles different for that gene
- 7AsexuallyReproducing without sexual reproduction
- 8ClonesGenetically identical organisms - same genes, same alleles
- 9Embryonic Stem Cells- Unspecialised cells found in early embryos
- Stem Cells removed from embryo and destroyed
- Could turn to any cell at all - 10Adult Stem Cells- Unspecialised cells found in adult animals
- Could maintain or repair old and damaged tissues
- Can specialise into many cell types
- Stem cells can be safely removed from adult without embryos being destroyed e.g. bone marrow
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- GCSE Science (Biology) Flashcards on B1 - You & Your Genes - Keywords, created by zarahsharif102 on 30/09/2013.
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