Genetics Diseases
homozygous or heterozygous
Pedigrees
Punnett Squares
Vocabulary
100

Which gender can be effected by Turner Disease, male or female or both?

Female ONLY.

100

AA bb CC Dd ee 

Which gene is heterozygous?

Dd

100

In a pedigree chart what does a square mean?a MALE

a MALE

100
Renginald Punnett
Who created the punnett square formula?
100
The female parent of offspring.
Define mother......
200

Why do people with Hemophilia, get lots of bruises?Because the blood will not clot.

Because the blood will not clot.

200

Aa Bb Cc Dd ee

which gene is homozygous

ee

ee

200

In a pedigree chart what does a circle mean?a FEMALE

a FEMALE

200
Punnett Square
What is the table made to depict the number and variety of genetic combinations?
200
A line like the one bellow,it is the plane of the horizon or a base line. (the opposite of vertical) ________________________________
Define horizontal.......
300

True or False: Sickle Cell Disease affects the white blood cells in the body.False

False

300

Aa BB Cc dd Ee 

Which gene is homozygous dominant? 

BB

300
Phenotype is the physical characteristics while the genotype is the genetic traits.
What is the genotype and phenotype in genetics?
300
What is a letter representing the possible chance of that trait in the offspring. AKA: Different forms of a gene. (example-BB)
Define allele........
400

What are the causes of Turner Disease and Down Syndrome, dealing with chromosomes?

Turner Disease occurs when the x chromosome is missing, while Down Syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosomes that do not separate during meiosis.

400

In rabbits, brown fur is dominant to white fur. Cross a homozygous brown furred rabbit with a white furred rabbit. What percentage of their offspring will also be homozygous

0%. All the offspring are Bb, or heterozygous.

BB x bb will give Bb for all offspring.

400

What does a half shaded square or circle mean on a pedigree chart?a carrier

a carrier

400
Blue eyes
If both my Mom and my Dad have blue eyes, what color do I have? Brown=dominant (BB) Blue=recessive (bb)
400
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Define disease.........
500

a group of diseases that causes an ongoing weakness and loss of muscle mass. It mess up with your producing protein that are use to make healthy muscles

Muscular dystrophy

500
What are the six categories did we take notes on in Length + Quality of Life.
What is Environment, Gender, Genes, Sanitation, Medical Care, and Diet.
500

Whole shading on a pedigree chart means _________. No shading on a pedigree chart means _________."has the trait." "the person does not have the trait nor is it a carrier."

"has the trait." "the person does not have the trait nor is it a carrier."

500
Homozygous means purebred, compared to heterozygous which means hybrid.
What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?
500
DNA---Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine, and Adenine RNA---Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine
Give an example of all 4 nitrogean bases in DNA and RNA.
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