Question

Amoeba Sisters Video Recap: Alleles and Genes

Analyzing Inheritance: A human’s DNA code, found in
nearly all body cells, can be condensed into chromosomes.
2. How many chromosomes do humans have total in each
*body cell? ____________
3. How many of those chromosomes in each human *body
cell are from the mother? ____________
4. How many of those chromosomes in each human *body
cell are from their father? ____________
5. How many pairs of chromosomes are there in each
human *body cell? __________
6. When looking at each pair, how many chromosomes in
each pair come from the mother? _______ Father? ______

Answer 1

2. 46
3. 23
4. 23
5. 23 pairs
6. In each pair: 1 from the mother, 1 from the father