DNA & Molecular Structure
This abbreviation stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
What is DNA?
This type of allele is always expressed in the phenotype if at least one is present.
What is dominant?
This is the name for the physical appearance or observable traits of an organism.
What is a phenotype?
The structure of DNA is often described as this shape.
What is a double helix?
An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is called this.
What is homozygous?
Often called the "Father of Genetics," he studied pea plants to discover the laws of inheritance.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
in a Punnett square, this term refers to the genetic makeup of an organism, such as Rr or YY.
What is genotype?
These four nitrogenous bases make up the genetic code in DNA.
What are Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine?
If you cross two heterozygous (BbxBb) parents, this is the percentage of offspring that will show the dominant trait.
What is 75% (or 3 out of 4)?