DNA and Cell Division
This makes up our chromosomes and stores our genetic information
What is DNA?
Mendel experimented with this type of plant.
What are pea plants?
Different versions of genes.
What is an allele?
A mutation in one or a few genes can cause a...
What is a genetic disorder?
Darwin's theory that living things diverged from common ancestors in the past.
What is evolution?
The building blocks that form DNA
What is nucleic acid?
The stronger trait.
What is dominant?
Describes the combination of alleles that an individual has.
What is a genotype?
An effort to sequence and learn human DNA.
What is the Human Genome Project?
Living things with beneficial traits have a better chance of survival and produce more offspring.
What is natural selection?
A pairs with T and C pairs with G.
What are base pairs?
The weaker trait.
What is recessive?
Describes the traits you see.
What is a phenotype?
The use of this can change the genetic makeup of things for human purposes.
What is biotechnology?
These two types of animals were studied by Darwin.
What were tortoises and finches?
The copying and division of the nucleus.
What is mitosis?
The tool used to to predict the offspring from the cross of two parents.
What is a punnet square?
The phenotype of rr where the dominant color is red and the recessive color is white.
What is white?
GMO
What is a genetically modified organism?
Darwin's job aboard the Beagle.
What is observe and collect specimens?
Name one phase of mitosis.
What are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and interphase?
Mendel lived in the...
What are the 1800's?
When the alleles are the same or different we call this...
What are homozygous or heterozygous?
The three types of mutations are:
What are insertion, substitution, and deletion?
Mrs. Barron's favorite food.
What are chips and salsa?