https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi Made by Nana Aba Paintsil en-us 2022-02-03 20:04:10 UTC 2022-02-07 19:17:57 UTC hello@padlet.com p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028335819 DNA is a molecule made of two strands that connect in a double helix, it carries the genes and genetic instructions for the function of life. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028335819 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028339899 Nucleotides are nucleic acids that are made up of a five carbon pentose sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028339899 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028342481 A gene is a section of a strand of dna that codes for proteins in the body. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028342481 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028346921 Inheritance is how genetic information is passed to a child from their parents, this causes most families to have very similar characteristics. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028346921 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028352198 Chromosomes are thread-like structures in the nucleus that are made up of protein and a single molecule of DNA]]> 2022-02-03 20:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028352198 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028355822 A plasmid is a small DNA molecule that is found in bacteria and other cells, it is often circular. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028355822 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028360659 Histones are protein that help long DNA molecules fit into a chromosome shape by providing structural support. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028360659 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028361764 Alleles are different versions of the same gene. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028361764 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028364901 A locus is a specific location in a chromosome, that shows where a gene or a DNA molecule is on the chromosome. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028364901 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028368882 A mutation is an alteration in a DNA sequence. ]]> 2022-02-03 20:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2028368882 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033361313 The human genome contains 23 pairs of chromosomes that are found in the nucleus, they hold the entire set of genetic instructions. ]]> 2022-02-07 15:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033361313 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033370064 A karyotype is a laboratory technique to get a visual image of a person's chromosomes. ]]> 2022-02-07 15:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033370064 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033375887 A sex chromosome is a chromosome that determines the sex of an organism, humans and most mammals have two. Females have two x chromosomes and males have one y chromosome and one x chromosome. ]]> 2022-02-07 15:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033375887 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033388611 Homologous chromosomes are two chromosomes (one from your mother and one from your father) that have the same structure and loci positions. ]]> 2022-02-07 15:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033388611 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033400697 A diploid is an organism that has paired chromosomes. Humans have 23 paired chromosomes.]]> 2022-02-07 15:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033400697 p626491 https://padlet.com/p626491/gqhu3w1ydiuif4vi/wish/2033468709 A haploid is an organism that has a single set of chromosomes, generally animals that reproduce asexually. 

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