1. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Hodder Education Revision Lessons Genetic variation and its control Click to continue

2. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Overview There are differences of course between different species of plants and animals, but there are also differences between individuals of the same species. These differences are due partly to the information in the cells they have inherited from their parents and partly to the different environments in which the individuals live and grow. Click to continue

3. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Genetic control Asexual reproduction can be used to produce individuals that are genetically identical to their parent. Scientists can now add, remove or change genes to produce the plants and animals they want. Click to continue

4. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Why organisms are different 1 The information that results in plants and animals having similar characteristics to their parents is carried by genes. Genes are passed on in the sex cells (gametes) from which offspring develop. Click to continue What are the gametes in humans called?

5. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Why organisms are different 2 The nucleus of the cell contains the chromosomes, which carry the genes. Different genes control the development of different characteristics of an organism. Click to continue What characteristics have you inherited from your parents?

6. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Why organisms are different 3 Variation can also be caused by the conditions in which the organism has developed (environmental factors). Click to continue What environmental factors do you show?

7. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Reproduction There are two types of reproduction. Click to continue Sexual reproduction is the joining (fusing) of male and female gametes. This mixing of the genetic information of two parents leads to genetic variation in the offspring. Asexual reproduction involves only one parent and the offspring are genetically identical (clones). Give an example of sexual and asexual reproduction.

8. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Cloning techniques Plants can be grown from cuttings of a parent plant. Other techniques are: Click to continue tissue culture — using small groups of cells from the parent plant to produce large numbers of plants embryo transplants — splitting apart cells in an embryo and implanting them into host mothers adult cloning — removing a nucleus from an egg cell and inserting one from a body cell; after treatment, the embryo is implanted into a womb

9. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Tissue culture Click to continue

10. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Adult cell cloning 1 Adult animals that show outstanding features can be cloned for meat or milk production. Click to continue The nucleus is removed from an unfertilised egg cell. A nucleus from a body cell is inserted into the egg cell. The cell is triggered to divide via electric shocks. This embryo has identical genetic information to the body cell. This embryo is inserted into a host womb and its development continues to produce a clone of the parent.

11. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Adult cell cloning 2 Click to continue The procedure for cloning sheep

12. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Genetic engineering Genetic engineers can alter the behaviour of cells by using enzymes to ‘cut out’ genes from cells of one organism and placing them in the cells of other organisms. These engineered cells then take on the desired characteristics of the genes that have been added to them. Genetic engineering can be used to treat genetic disorders. Click to continue There are ethical issues involved with genetic engineering. What are they? What do you think of these issues?

13. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Genetic modification Crops can also be genetically engineered to give desired characteristics. These are called genetically modified (GM) crops. GM crops are grown to have: Click to continue greater yields drought and disease resistance resistance to herbicides

14. AQA GCSE Science & Additional Science Biology 1 Topic 7 Genetic modification concerns There are concerns about the effects that GM crops might have on: populations of wild plants, and the danger of cross-pollination insects health, after eating GM crops What are your views? Click to continue