Genetics
Heredity
Reproduction
Reproduction part 2
Misc
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What is genetics?
The study of heredity.
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What is heredity?
The passage of genetic instructions (traits) from parent to offspring.
100
Sexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically _____________ to the parents.
Similar
100

Some genes can be hidden or covered up by another. These are considered to be-

Recessive

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How are traits passed from parent to offspring?
Through genes during reproduction
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Where are genes located?
In the chromosomes
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Who first studied heredity and the passage of traits from one generation to the next?
Gregor Mendel
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Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically ____________ to the parent.
Identical
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How many chromosomes does the human body cell contain?

23 pairs or 46 total chromosomes

200
Name two traits that could be inherited from a parent?
Examples: hair color, eye color, height, skin color, freckles, etc...
300
What are the threadlike structures of DNA that carry genes called?
Chromosomes
300
What type of organism did Gregor Mendel use to first study heredity?
Pea Plants
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If you are studying a population of genetically identical individuals, you can conclude that these individuals reproduce how?
Asexually
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Which of the following processes creates the egg and sperm cells?  Mitosis or Meiosis

Meiosis

300
Why does a Punnet Square use capital and lowercase letters?
Capital = Dominant Trait Lower Case = Recessive Trait
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Inherited traits that children get from their parents come from-
Genes
400
The physical trait observed in an offspring is known as it's -
Phenotype
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For some traits, only one copy of a particular gene is needed to show a given trait. These genes are referred to as-
Dominant
400

Which of the following is not a type of asexual reproduction?

Cloning       Mitosis       Meiosis       Fragmentation


Meiosis

400
How many parents are involved in asexual reproduction?
One
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What do we call the genetic make up of the individual, represented by a set of letters?
Genotype
500
How many chromomsomes do humans have?
46 or 23 pair
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The sorting of chromosomes during sexual reproduction, determines -
Which traits are passed on to the offspring
500

How does a hydra reproduce? 

Asexually

500
Two dark brown rabbits have four offspring. Three of the offspring are dark and one is white. What does this tell you about the parents' genes for fur color?
Dark brown is dominant and white fur is recessive. Both parents are heterozygous.
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