cells
What is DNA?
Molecule of life: responsible for your characteristics
Trait is
Inherited chararcteristics
What is a gene
set of instructions to make who you are
are all mutations bad
no
Name of square that predicts what you will look like
Punnett Square
Diversity is
The differences in the population.
eye color is an example of?
inherited traits
Alleles are what
copies of our genes from our parents
How many Chromosomes do we get from each parent?
23 usually
My dad's color eyes is brown and has the dominant gene. I will have what color eyes?
Brown
Gene is
A segment of DNA
How does environment influence your traits give an example
Good nutrition
What causes a person to be unique
Geno variations mutations
A trait with behaviors that result from one's environment?
Learned traits
What is a super taster?
Someone that can taste bitter and not like the ptc papers.
Population is
a group of the same type of organism
Geneotyypes are our
Genes
mutations are ?
Typos or variations of ourself ex. Ear wax or diseases
A group that same type of organism?
Purebred
Punnett square shows RR, RR, Rr, and Rr for round head. R for Round r for oval?
Head will be round
Inherited traits are
characteristics passed down through genetics
Phenotypes are
your physical characteristics of what you would be
how many mutations or variations do we have
60
A group that has two different alleles? Not pure
Hybrid
Who was scientist that tested specific genes using pea plants?
Gregor Mendel