Unit Award Scheme

shown knowledge of

1. what a cell's nucleus contains, ie genetic material in the form of chromosomes

2. chromosomes being long lengths of DNA coiled up and a gene being a short section of DNA

3. how many copies of each chromosome human body cells contain

4. what the diploid number is

5. what the haploid number is

6. the fact that a genome is the entire DNA of an organism and a gene is a section of a molecule of DNA

7. each separate gene being a chemical instruction that codes for a particular protein and therefore inherited characteristics

8. the fact that proteins control most processes in the body

demonstrated the ability to

9. name at least three inherited characteristics determined by proteins, eg eye colour

shown knowledge of

10. what different versions of the same gene are called

demonstrated the ability to

11. give at least two examples of different versions of a single characteristic, eg blue or brown eyes

shown knowledge of

12. a DNA molecule being two strands of DNA coiled to form a double helix

13. what the strands are linked by

14. what complementary base-pairing is, eg adenine always links with thymine.