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Question | Answer |
Cell types | 1) Red blood cells 2)Goblet cells - found in the lining of the small intestine, manufacture granules of a protein called mucigen. Component of the mucus that lubricates the intestine 3)Rod cells - which serve as light detectors in the eye, contain a protein called rhodopsin that absorbs light |
Gene composition | 1)Skin 2)Skin made of loads of cells 3)Each cell contains a nucleus 4)Each human nucleus contains 46 chromosomes (carry instructions for how to build and operate a body.) |
Chromosome composition | 1) Chromosomes are made up of coiled strands of DNA 2) The DNA Molecule has a double helix shape 3) the rungs of the double helix are made up of complimentary chains of adenine (A) & thymine (T), and guanine (G) & cystosine (C) |
How many possible combinations of chromosomes are there? | More than 8 million |
Homozygous | if the paired genes are identical, we say the individual is homozygous for that gene |
Heterozygous | If the two genes are different, the individual is _____ for the gene |
Allele | an alternative form of a specific gene; a variation |
codominant alleles | a relationship in which both genes in a pair affect the phenotype. A common example is blood type: if the person inherits the allele favoring blood type A from and parent and B from the other parent, the person will end up having type AB |
incomplete dominance of alleles | a person with 2 different alleles will have a phenotype that's intermediate between the types favored by each allele on its own |
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