The genome is all of the genetic material of a cell; it stores the code for all the features and processes of a living organism.

DNA is the chemical substance that genetic material is made out of; it stores the genetic code.

The nucleus is where DNA, wound up into chromosomes, is stored in animal, plant and fungi cells.

A chromosome is a package of tightly wound DNA.

Genes are sections of DNA that code for features and processes.

DNA, chromosomes, genes and the genome

Science

Pupils will learn about sexual reproduction in humans, including the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, menstrual cycle, gametes, fertilisation, gestation and birth.

In Year 6, pupils learned that living organisms produce offspring of the same kind, that characteristics are passed from parents to their offspring, and that offspring look similar to their parents and to one another but are not identical to them.

Heredity and DNA

All living __________ have a unique genome.

Which of the following structures is a chromosome?

What label is missing on this image (under the bracket) indicating a section of DNA?

The genome is made of all of the genetic code; this includes genes and ...

Starting with the smallest first, put these structures in order of size.

Humans have {{}} pairs of chromosomes in each body cell.

DNA is passed onto offspring in reproduction. What does it carry?

What is all of the genetic material in a cell called?

DNA structure was observed using {{}} radiation by Rosalind Franklin.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

DNA, chromosomes, genes and the genome

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.