Vocabulary
Gene versions that are different are ______________.
heterozygous
A characteristic that all members of a species has.
feature
The disorder in which a person is missing one of the proteins needed for blood clotting
Hemophilia
This cell part produces proteins.
Ribosomes
These two chromosomes will result in a biological male human offspring.
XY
A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
Protein Molecule
True or false and why? Two parents with blue eyes have a 0% chance of having a brown eyed child.
True. They both contain two recessive blue-eyed genes.
How many blood clotting proteins are there?
13
Differences in protein structures affect how they ______________ with other proteins.
connect
Sperm Cell & Egg Cell
An instruction for making a protein molecule
Gene
Any difference in traits between individual organisms
Variation
The Corpse Flower smells like rotting dead meat to attract insects to help with pollination. How was the plant able to do this?
Due to a random mutation.
A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait.
mutation
Name one organism (other than starfish) that reproduces by copying itself.
anemone, bacteria, sponges, coral, certain plants
Cat parents have B1B2 and B1B3 genes for black. How many possible offspring can they have? Bonus afterwards.
B1B1
B1B3
B2B3
B1B2
Trait or feature: curly hair
trait
A starfish gets bit in half by a sea turtle. The starfish is able to regrow one half into a new starfish. How is this possible?
Asexual reproduction
Where are genes held?
The nucleus
________________ occurs when a sperm cell and egg cell are joined together.
Fertilization
Why do I look more like my mom than my dad?
Dominant and recessive genes. 50% of each parent's genes are passed down.
Name two features from the spider Sim.
silk flexibility, stickiness, bristles, venom, body size, body color, stripe color
How do doctors treat patients with hemophilia?
Protein injections
My cat has the B1B2 gene for coat color. She has the S1S2 gene for spotting pattern. And she has the O1O1 genes for orange. What will my cats coat look like?
Tuxedo orange and white.
Explain the difference between fraternal and identical twins.
fraternal - two separate zygotes fertilized
identical - one fertilized zygote that splits/copies