B1.4 How is a clone made? Clones are genetically identical individuals. Bacteria, plants and some animals can reproduce ASEXUALLY to form clones that are genetically identical to their parent. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION only requires one parent, unlike sexual reproduction,...
B1.3 How can and should genetic information be used? How can we use our knowledge to prevent disease? Different forms of the same gene are called ALLELES. You inherit one allele for each gene from your father and one allele for each gene from your mother. For example,...
1.2 Why can people look like their parents, brothers and sisters but not identical to them? A human has 23 PAIRS OF CHROMOSOMES Parents pass on their genes to their offspring in their sex cells. A pair of chromosomes carries the same genes in the same...
B1.1 What are genes and how do they affect the way that organisms develop? A GENE is a short section of DNA. Genes carry instructions that control how you develop and function – they are long molecules of a molecule called DNA. Each gene codes for a specific protein...