Organization
Heredity/Alleles
Genetic Variation
Misc
100

What do we call the genetic makeup of the individual, represented by a set of letters?

Genotype 

100

What is heredity? 

The passage of genetic instructions (traits) from parent to offspring. 

100

How many letters does the human genome have?

4

100

Name two traits that could be inherited from a parent?

Examples: hair color, eye color, height, skin color, freckles, etc...

200

Inherited traits that children get from their parents come from what?

Genes 

200

If both alleles are identical, the individual is…

homozygous

200

How many pairs of chromosomes are in each cell?

23


200

How are traits passed from parent to offspring?

Through genes during reproduction 


300

What is the most crucial part of the cell?

 Nucleus

300

If both alleles are different, the individual is….

heterozygous

300

A black chicken (BB) is crossed with a black chicken (BB). What percentage of offspring will be black?

100%

300

Capitol letters in a punnet square represents? 

Dominant traits

400

Where are genes located?


DNA

400

How many alleles does an individual inherit for each gene?

2 (1 from the mother and 1 from the father) 



400

In chemical terms, DNA is a what?

polymer of nucleotides (polynucleotide)

400

lower case letters in a punnet square represents?

Recessive traits

500

What are the threadlike structures of DNA that carry genes called?

Chromosomes


500

what is the fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity?

Genes

500

Gene vs. Allele

Gene- Trait (Eye color) Allele- Version of trait (Blue or Brown)

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