Biology GCSE
Chromosomes and inheritance
What Chromosomes and inheritance means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Chromosomes and inheritance
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Human body cells contain 46 chromosomes arranged as 23 pairs, with one chromosome of each pair inherited from each parent.
Topics that use Chromosomes and inheritance
- DNA and the genome (AQA GCSE)
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