If the sequence of bases in one strand of DNA is TAAGCTG, what would be the complimentary strand?
What is ATTCGAC
100
If the original strand is AAACCCGGG and the new sequence is AAACACCGGG what type of mutation took place?
What is insertion
100
DNA is made of smaller units called nucleotides. What are nucleotides made of?
What is a base (A, T, C, or G), sugar and phosphate
100
Look at the pedigree on the board. What would be phenotype and genotype of individual C?
What is Blue, bb
100
A dog is bred for small size and friendliness. This is an example of what type of biotechnology.
What is selective breeding.
200
This is the shape of DNA.
What is a double helix (twisted ladder)
200
The parents are a round seed and a wrinkled seed. In the next generation all the seeds are round. This is what you know.
What is smooth seeds are dominant and wrinkled seeds are recessive.
200
If dimples are dominant to no dimples, and a heterozygous woman mates with a man who does not have dimples, what is the probability that their child will show the dominant trait?
What is 50%
200
Look at the pedigree on the board. If individual C has another child, what would be the probability that the child will have blue eyes?
What is 50%
200
How is artificial selection different from genetic engineering.
What is artificial selection does not directly change a single organism's DNA.
300
This produces an exact copy of the DNA molecule.
What is replication
300
This describes a segment of DNA that determines a specific trait in a person.
What is a gene
300
In an experiment a scientist crossed a plant that has blue flowers with a plant that has white flowers. All of the offspring are blue. Why?
What is complete dominance
300
This person is considered the father of genetics
Who is Gregor Mendel
300
This type of biotechnology makes a genetically identical offspring.
What is cloning
400
A type of molecule that determines the traits that an individual inherits
What is DNA
400
A snapdragon plant with red flowers is crossed with a snapdragon plant with white flowers. The offspring have pink flowers. Why?
What is incomplete dominance
400
This is an allele.
What is one of the alternative forms of a gene.
400
How many genes are shown?
What is 5
400
Scientist have produced a genetically engineered orange tree that is resistant to disease. What impact will this have on the amount of oranges?
What is increase the amount of oranges
500
DNA and proteins are both found in cells. How is DNA connected to proteins?
What is DNA is the code of instructions to make proteins
500
A species of plant has a dominant gene for a tall stem and a recessive gene for a short stem. How do the plant's genes and its environment influence its height?
What is genes and environment are both influence the height.
500
Look at the pedigree on the board. Which letter represents a female with brown eyes?
What is D
500
Which of the gene pairs is Heterozygous?
What is Gene "S"
500
Artificial selection, genetic engineering, and cloning are examples of biotechnology. What defines biotechnology?
What is the application of biological processes in/ for living things.