The study of genes/heredity.
What is genetics?
How many copies of each gene do you have per trait normally?
2
Sexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically ___ to the parents.
Similar
Some genes can be hidden or covered up by another. These are considered to be-
Recessive
How are traits passed from parent to offspring?
Through genes during reproduction
How many genes do you get from one of your parents?
23 or half
Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically __ to the parent.
Identical
The DNA segment that contains information for a specific trait.
What are genes?
The threadlike structures of DNA that carry genes.
What are chromosomes?
The physical trait observed in an offspring
What is a phenotype?
If you are studying a population of genetically identical individuals, you can conclude that these individuals reproduce how?
Asexually
Why does a Punnet Square use capital and lowercase letters?
To show dominant verses recessive traits
Capital = Dominant Trait Lower Case = Recessive Trait
Inherited traits that children get from their parents come from-
Genes
How many chromosomes do humans have?
46
For some traits, only one copy of a particular gene is needed to show a given trait. These genes are referred to as-
Dominant
The genetic make up of the individual, represented by a set of letters
What is a genotype?
How many chromatids do humans have?
92
The sorting of chromosomes during sexual reproduction where gametes are made.
What is meiosis?
Long ears are dominant (E) in rabbits. If one parent is homozygous dominant for the long ear trait and the other homozygous recessive (e), what is the only possible genotype of the offspring?
Ee