Vocabulary
The study of heredity
What is Genetics?
The nucleotide that begins with the letter A
What is Adenine?
Brown hair is an example of
What is a Phenotype?
The scientist who did not win the Noble Prize but discovered DNA
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
All living organisms are made of this
What is a Cell?
A section of DNA
What is a Gene?
The nucleotide that always pairs with Guanine
What is Cytosine?
An organisms combination of genes
What is a Genotype?
Rosalind Franklin was born here
What is London, England?
Part of the cell where DNA is found
What is a Nucleus?
Different forms of a characteristic we get from our parents
What is a Trait?
The nucleotide we say "the Apple is found in the..."
What is Thymine?
Different versions of genes
What is an Allele?
Rosalind Franklin studied this subject
What is Chemistry?
The form of DNA found in the nucleus and humans have 23 pairs
What is a Chromosome?
The macromolecule that gives the cell instructions
What is DNA?
The backbone or sides of DNA is made of
What is Sugar and Phosphate?
An organism with two of the same allele like DD or dd
What is a Homozygous Allele?
They won the Noble Prize for discovering DNA
Who are Watson, Crick, and Wilkins?
In the ladder analogy of DNA the "rungs" are
What are Nitrogenous Bases?
An allele whose trait ALWAYS appears
What is a Dominant Allele?
The molecule that the Nitrogenous Base Pairs are bonded to
What is Deoxyribose or Sugar?
Organism with two different alleles, like Dd
What is a Heterozygous Allele?
The most famous X-ray image of DNA
What is Photo 51?
The passing of genes from parents to offspring
What is Heredity?