Human Genome pg. 117-118

What do Genes control? Provide examples form page 117

What is a gene?

Genes are located on the------- pairs of chromosomes in the nuclei of your body cells.

• 23

• 24

• 25

• 26

Taking together, human genetic information makes up the human

• genome

• traits

• DNA

• Proteins

....decides if you are male or female.

• chromosomes

• nucleus

• ribosomes

• lysosomes

Females have------chromosomes.

• 2 x chromosomes

  (XX)

• 1 x chromosome

  (X)

• 3 X chromosomes

  (XXX)

• None of the above

Males have-------chromosomes.

• 1X and 1Y

  (XY)

• 2 X chromosomes

  (XX)

• 2X and 2Y Chromosomes

  (XXYY)

• all of the above

Which pair of chromosomes do not match in size?

• Male

  (XY)

• Female

  (XX)

• They both match in size

The Human Genome Project has shown that the human genome contains a sequence of .......base pairs

• more than 3 billion

• less than three billion

• more than 3 million

• less than 3 million