DNA
DNA is short for
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid?
These bases form base pairs: adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine. Write the 2 pairs that go together.
What is A-T and C-G?
A structure that is made of tightly coiled DNA and forms an X shape.
What is a chromosome?
The passing of genetic information from parent to offspring.
What is heredity?
The study of how traits are passed down from parent to offspring.
What is genetics?
DNA/Chromosomes/genetic material is stored in this part of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
A section of DNA that codes for a trait
What is a gene?
This is half of a chromosome.
What is a chromatid?
Eye color
Inherited or not inherited?
Inherited
A characteristic of an organism that can come from genes.
What is a trait?
DNA is considered the ______ for life.
What is blueprint?
This is the name of building blocks of DNA. (3 parts)
Men have these two chromosomes and women have these two.
Ability to play chess
Inherited or not inherited?
Not inherited
A characteristic that does come from genes. (hair color, eye color, height)
Put these in order from smallest to largest: DNA, Cell, Gene, Chromosome
What is Gene, DNA, Chromosome, Cell?
What is phosphate and sugar(deoxyribose)?
We get this number of chromosomes from each parent to form this total. (2 answers in order)
What is 23 and 46?
Write the complementary strand for this original strand: A T C T G C A
What is T A G A C G T?
A different form of a gene.
What is an allele?
The shaped the DNA is called that looks like a twisted ladder
What is a Double Helix?
What 2 scientists came up with the first DNA model? W______ and C_____
Who is Watson and Crick?
If a cat has 38 chromosomes, how many did it get from its mom?
19
A molecule made using instructions from genes that performs functions and can affect traits.
What is a protein?
Differences in genetic information among individuals.