Terms/Past questions
Basic functional unit of genetics/heredity
Gene
How many quadrants are in an classic punnett square?
4
DNA has an __________ structure.
double helix
Connections between bases that form the structure of DNA:
Base pairing
Geneticist that studied the variation of plants.
Gregor Mendel
Individual characteristics that are unique to an person.
Trait
How much percent is in each quadrant of an classic punnett square?
25% (.25)
DNA stands for:
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What type of bonds are between the bases?
Hydrogen
G. Mendel coined the term of a genetic model that uses math to explain variation.
Punnett sqaure.
Genetic material that contains DNA, and is wrapped in chromatin.
Chromosome
What type of math is used in punnett sqaures?
Cross multiplications/like terms.
Contains the genetic coding for our bodies.
DNA
An atom with an positive charge is called an ___________.
Proton
G. Mendel used what type of plant to research variation?
Pea plant.
Genotype
Traits can either be __________ or ___________. One overpowering the other trait.
Dominant or recessive.
DNA has the instructions to make: ____________.
Proteins
An atom with an negative charge is an ___________.
Electron
Mixing of alleles to produce variation, is also called:
cross breeding.
Physical expression of a trait.
Phenotype
Different forms of the same gene are called?
Alleles.
A branch of Biology that focuses on how traits are passed from one generation from the next:
Genetics
An atom with no charge is called ____________.
Neutron
What method of cross breeding did Mendel choose?
Hand pollination