Vocab 1
Punnet Square
Practices
Practices
Laws of Inheritance
Pedigree Chart
Reproduction
100
The definition of an allele.
What is a different version of a gene?
100
The specific genotype (heterozygous/homozygous) of RR.
What is dominant homozygous?
100
The observable traits expressed by an organism are described as its ______?
What is phenotype?
100
The amount of females in this pedigree chart.
What are 7 females?
100
Two types of reproduction occurring between living organisms.
What is sexual and asexual reproduction?
200
The definition of inherited trait.
What are characteristics that are passed down from parents to their offspring through genes?
200
The genotype that represents the recessive trait for the letter "A".
What is genotype "aa"?
200
A recessive trait will be observed in individuals that are ONLY ________ for that trait.
What is homozygous?
200
The amount of males in this pedigree chart.
What are 7 males?
200
The reason organisms reproduce.
What is to continue their species, prevent its species from becoming extinct, and to pass on their beneficial traits, (overall genetic information) to future generations?
300
The definition of a phenotype.
What is the observable characteristics of an organism?
300
The phenotype of an individual's eye containing a recessive genotype. (Eye Colors: Brown and Blue)
What is an individual's blue eye?
300
The two types of genotypes that can be produced by two individuals crossing with the genotype Aa and aa.
What is Aa and aa?
300
The genotype of all individuals in Generation II. (Be specific)
What is a homozygous recessive genotype for all individuals in Generation II?
300
Sexual Reproduction.
What is the process of combining genetic material from two parents mating to create offspring?
400
The definition of clone.
What is an organism or cell (or a group of both) produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical?
400
The percentage of the dominant trait for an offspring with possible genotypes Gg, gg, GG, and gg.
What is a 50% chance the offspring would have the dominant trait?
400
The reason for doing a punnet square.
What is to predict an offspring's genotype and phenotype between a genetic cross with two mates?
400
Homozygous Dominant = Brunette Hair
Homozygous Recessive = Blonde Hair
The gender, genotype, and phenotype of Generation III, Individual II.
What is having brunette hair, a homozygous dominant genotype, and being a female?
400
Asexual Reproduction.
What is a process where a single parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to itself?
500
The definition of genetic variation.
What are the differences in DNA sequences between individuals within a population?
500
Albino Mice - Recessive (m)
Gray Mice - Dominant (M)
The probability that a couple, the female being homozygous albino and the father being homozygous gray, will have a heterozygous recessive child.
The genotype of all members in the family (mother, father, and new offspring).
What is a 0% chance of the offspring being heterozygous recessive?
What is the father having an "MM" genotype, the mother having an "mm" genotype, and the child being "Mm"?
500
Use a Punnet Square to predict the offspring in a cross between a dwarf pea plant (homozygous recessive) and a tall pea plant (heterozygous).
Question: The phenotypic ratio of the offspring.
What is phenotypic ratio of the offspring is 1:1?
500
The pedigree above tracks the presence of dimples through a family's generations. Having dimples is an autosomal dominant trait.
What is the phenotype of individual III-4?
What is the phenotype of individual III-4 has no dimples?
500
Pollination definition and example.
What is a sexual reproduction that occurs with flowers, which transfers pollen grains from the male anther to the female stigma?
What are bees traveling pollen between flowers, wind blowing pollen from flower to flower, and birds collecting nectar, spreading the pollen throughout each other?