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What change in genes or chromosomes that causes a new trait to be inherited?
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∙ 11y ago
Mutations create variation in the gene pool by causing new traits to appear
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Are genes inherited the same way as chromosomes?
Genes are contained in chromosomes - therefore they are inherited together.
Difference between chromosomes and genes?
Chromosomes carry genes. Genes are inherited material that is in chromosomes. Traits are determined by the genetic information found on chromosomes.
What structures in chromosomes control inherited characteristics?
Genes or locus.
What transmits inherited information from generation to generation?
genes/chromosomes
What causes inherited diseases?
Genes that are inherited from your parents cause inherited diseases.
What do genes found on chromosomes contain the DNA codes for?
inherited traits
If a gene is changed in a way that causes a new trait to appear?
A mutation is a change in genes or chromosomes that causes a new trait to be inherited. Mutations play a part in both normal and abnormal biological processes such as evolution, cancer, and the development of the immune system.
What does mutation means?
Mutates-- Undergoes a spontaneous change in the make-up of genes or chromosomes.
Genes on chromosomes control the?
Absolutely everything that the genes in your mitochondria or chloroplasts (if you're a plant) don't control. In eukaryotes like us ALL your genes are on chromosomes, with the exceptions I mentioned.
Is huntingtons disease due to lack of chromosomes?
No, the Huntington's disease is inherited from either the mother or father. It's genes not a lack of chromosomes.
Is genetic diversity due entirely to inherited genes on the sex chromosomes?
No, because genetic diversity has nothing to do with the sex chromosomes but is due to crossing-over of chromosomes independent assortment of chromosomes, and segregation of chromosomes
What describes corresponding chromosomes?
Corresponding chromosomes refer to a pair of chromosomes in which one chromosome is inherited from the mother and the other from the father. They have the same genes at the same positions, known as loci, but may have different alleles for those genes. Corresponding chromosomes are also known as homologous chromosomes.
