What is the goal of mitosis in terms of chromosome number?
To reduce it in HALF
100
Genotypes that are both capital letters or both lower case letters also called _______________.
Homozygous
100
Genes come in two forms called what?
Alleles
100
What shape represents females and males in a pedigree?
Circles and Squares
100
In which phase of meiosis does DNA replication occur?
Interphase I
200
Meiosis produces daughter cells that are (identical/genetically different).
Genetically different
200
If a homozygous DOMINANT man mates with a homozygous RECESSIVE female, all of their offsprings would be considered what for the trait?
Heterozygous
200
The physical characteristic of an organism
Phenotype
200
A marriage between two people is shown how in a pedigree?
Horizontal line
200
An individual that has the genotype (Tt) is considered what for the trait?
Heterozygous
300
In what phase of meiosis does crossing over of homologous chromosomes occur?
Prophase I
300
(B) Blue eyes is dominant to brown eyes (b). If two homozygous dominant people mate, what is the genotype of the resulting offspring?
BB x BB = Offspring that are BB
300
The letters that make up an individual
Genotype
300
How do we depict people that have a specific trait that we are studying in a pedigree?
Dark colored
300
A heterozygous tall man (Tt) mates with a heterozygous tall woman (Tt). What percentage of their offspring will be SHORT. * Tall (T) is dominant to short (t).
A cell having two sets of chromosomes is called what?
Diploid cell
400
How are "carriers" shown in a pedigree?
Half shaded, half not shaded
400
When considering incomplete dominance, if a red rose (RR) is crossed with a white rose (WW), what genotype and phenotype would the resulting rose have?
RW and Pink
500
Cells produces after meiosis are (haploid/diploid).
Haploid
500
If a heterozygous man that is tall (Tt) mates with a heterozygous woman that is tall (Tt), what percentage of their offspring would also be tall? *(T) is dominant to (t).
75%. Offspring alleles are: TT, Tt, Tt, and tt
500
The process that allows parts of one homologous chromosome to become attached to another homologous chromosome is called what?
Crossing over
500
Donovan and Sydney marry and have three children: Justin, Kenya, and Asia. Draw the pedigree on the board.
Drawn
500
Formation of gametes is an example of what type of cell divison?