Strictly Vocabulary
It's All About the Base
Punnett Squared
Genotypes or Phenotypes?
Wildcard
100
A molecule that carries genetic instructions for living things
What is DNA
100
True or false...
There are millions of named bases in genetics
False - there are only 4
100
Which of these allele pairs is heterozygous?
A. L, l
B. l, L
C. M, m
D. All pairs are heterozygous
D. All pairs are heterozygous
100
A person has blue eyes
What is a phenotype?
100
The shape of the structure that forms DNA Strands
What is a Double Helix?
200
The building blocks of DNA are represented by letters (A, T, C, G)
What are bases
200
Which of these base pairs are correct?
A. A–C
B. T–G
C. A–T
D. C–A
C. A-T
200
Is this Punnet Square Correct?
It is Correct
200
A cat has one recessive gene for baldness
What is a genotype?
200
A cat that is bald describes its phenotype or genotype?
What is phenotype?
300
A section of DNA that codes for a specific characteristic
What is a gene
300
This base always pairs with Adenine (A) (Just the letter)
What is Thymine (T)
300
What is the percent chance that an offspring will have the recessive trait in its phenotype?
25%
300
A turtle has a brittle shell
What is a phenotype?
300
True or false? A homozygous allele is one that has both dominant and recessive genotypes
false - a homozygous has either 2 dominant or 2 recessive genotypes
400
A physical characteristic passed from parents to offspring
What is a trait?
400
This base always pairs with Guanine (G) (Just the letter)
What is Cytosine (C)
400
What is the percent chance that an offspring with have at least one of the recessive gene in its genotype
100%
400
A pumpkin seed is smaller than other seeds in the same pumpkin
What is phenotype - It's something you can actually observe
400
A gene is best described as:
A. A type of chromosome
B. A whole DNA molecule
C. A section of DNA with instructions
D. A physical trait
c. a section of DNA with instructions
500
A gene that has a known, specific trait it is responsible for
What is an allele?
500
The saying that helps us remember the base pairs is>>
What is the Apple in the tree, the car in the garage
500
Correct the Punnet Square mistake:
Bottom right should be tt instead if TT
500
There is a mutation in the P3D2 gene
What is genotype?
500
In which part of the cell is the genetic material found?
What is the nucleus?