Genetics
The scientific study of heredity is known as what?
genetics
A Punnett square is used to determine what?
the probable outcome of a cross
A situation in which a gene has more than 2 alleles is known as what?
Before a cell divides, it duplicates its ___ in a process called replication
DNA
Which base pairings go together?
Adenine-Thymine
Guanine-Cytosine
Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be what?
Homozygous
The physical characteristics of an organism are called its what?
phenotype
What is the difference between multiple alleles and polygenic traits?
Multiple Alleles- genes exist in several different forms and are said to have multiple alleles.
Polygenic Traits- produced by the interaction of several different genes.
What is the role of DNA polymerase in DNA replication?
It is an enzyme that joins individual nucleotides to produce new strands of DNA.
Watson and Crick
alleles
The probability of flipping a coin twice and getting two heads is what?
1/4
What does incomplete dominance mean, and give an example.
There are multiple phenotypes present.
Ex: Brown and white bunny
What could be a result of damaged DNA being replicated?
Describe Watson and Crick's DNA model?
A double helix with X-Ray patterns
What are the factors that are passed from parent to offspring?
genes
What is probability?
The likelihood that a particular event will occur
What is the relationship between the environment and phenotype?
Depending on the environment, some phenotypes might live longer than others
In prokaryotes, DNA molecules are located where?
cytoplasm
Rosalind Franklin
Fertilization
What is segregation?
Separation of alleles
What is codominance?
Phenotypes that are produced by both alleles are clearly expressed
In eukaryotes, nearly all of the DNA is located where?
nucleus
Guanine, thymine, adenine, cytosine