GCSE Biology – DNA and chromosomes

Last updated: 30/05/2020
WJEC GCSE Science – Double science foundation Cell division and stem cells GCSE Biology – DNA and chromosomes

Learning Objectives

-I can describe the structure of DNA
-I can describe the structure of a chromosome

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  1. What does DNA stand for?

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  2. What is DNA?

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  3. Where is DNA located in the cell?

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  4. What is DNA contained in?

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  5. What is the structure of DNA?

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  6. How many bases are there in DNA?

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  7. Does all DNA code for proteins or not?

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  8. What do sequences of amino acids form?

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  9. What does the nucleus contain?

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  10. How is the genetic material in the nucleus arranged?

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  11. How many chromosomes are in human cells?

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  12. What are chromosomes made out of?

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  13. How many chromosomes are in gametes?

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  14. How many pairs of chromosomes are in human cells?

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  15. What is a gene?

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  16. What do genes control?

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  17. How many genes does a human have?

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  18. What does each gene code for?

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  19. What is the genome of an organism?

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  20. What is the human genome?

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  21. How much of the human genome has been studied?

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  22. What will the human genome be used for in the future?

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  23. What could we use the human genome for to detect disease?

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  24. What else could the human genome be used for?

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  25. What else could the human genome be used for?

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