DNA
Traits
Vocabulary
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DNA stands for...

What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid?

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Two types of earlobes.

What are free and attached?

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The shape of something- gives it a purpose.

What is structure?

100

The Father of Genetics....Gregor...

Who is Mendel?

100

This is a male or female....

What is a male?

200

Name 2 base pairs that go with each (A-T) or (C-G).

What is Adenine and Thymine or Cytosine and Guanine?

200

Types of hairlines?

What is widow's Peak- or straight across?

200

The purpose or job of the proteins....

What is Function?

200

The type of plants Mendel studied as a monk in the gardens of his monastery. 

What are pea plants?

200

A picture of all of your chromosomes in the nucleus of the cell.

What is a karyotype? 

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Sections of DNA come together to make these shaped molecules, which determines the function of the traits we get. (They also are known to build muscles..:)

What are proteins?

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Also known as a strong chin. (No buts allowed!)

What is cleft chin?

300

Traits are different from each other, call this...

What is Variation?

300
Another name for something that has both dominant traits. Makes them valuable because they will automatically pass down their traits to any offspring!

What is a purebred?

300

Where all the chromosomes and DNA are located.

WHat is, in the nucleus of living cells.

400

Proteins created by DNA then get translated into these- things we have and vary- like eye color.

Traits

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Traits that show up more

What is dominant?

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This is the GENERAL TERM for things that species share, like spider silk flexibility, and venom...

What is a feature?

400

Often heard when discussing dogs and horses. But this chart is one in the same.

What is a family tree/pedigree?

400

This is a male or female........

What is a female?

500

The shape of DNA?

What is double helix / spiral?

500

Traits that show up less?

Recessive

500

This is a specific description of a feature- yellow, fuzzy, stuns, etc.

What are traits?

500

Full of DNA! 

What is a chromosome?

500

When DNA makes copies of itself, we have Transcription (DNA Bracelets). When DNA makes proteins for your genes and traits, we call that...? 

(Kind of like having someone interpret another language for you!)

What is Translation?

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