Mutants!
Genes & Alleles
Who's Your Daddy?
Dexter
Friday the 13th
100

What are the 4 DNA Bases?

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

100

What is an Allele?

Same gene - different sequence of bases - altered protein.

100

Behavioral Observation is enough to determine parentage - True or False?

False

100

How many Blood Type Alleles are there?

A, B, O (i), and Rh +/-

100

Where does the original Friday the 13th Movie take place?

Camp Crystal Lake

200

DNA provides the instructions for Cells to make_____?

Proteins, all kinds of proteins!

200

What is a Genotype?

A representation of the 2 alleles an individual has for a specific gene

200

If a Lion Cub has genotype A/C

Which cannot be a parent?

A/A, B/C, C/C, B/B

B/B

200

Type O is the Phenotype, what is the Genotype?

i i

200

Who is the Killer in the Original Friday the 13th?

Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (Jason's Mother)

300

What is something that causes mutations?

UV Radiation

Mistakes in DNA Replication

Carcinogenic Chemicals

300

What is a Phenotype?

The physical expression of the Genotype - the trait we can see or measure

300

What are the Father's Alleles:

Cub C/C, M/O

Mom C/C, M/N

Dad has to be: C and O

300

If Mom is Type AB, no matter who she marries, she can never have a child with Blood Type_______?

Type O

300

What is Triskaidekaphobia?

Fear of the number 13

400

What is the sequence of the matching DNA Strand:

ATG CCC GTC ATT TTT

TAC GGG CAG TAA AAA

400

There are only ever 2 different Alleles for the same gene - True or False?

False - there can be many different Alleles.

400

What are the Father's Alleles

Cub A/B, S/S, D/F, 

Mom A/B, S/S, D/D

Dad has to be

A or B (cannot know), S and F

400

Mom is Ai, Dad is Bi

What are all of the possible Blood Types for the kids?

A, B, AB, O

400

Who was born on Aug 13, 1899 and would have been 100 on Friday Aug 13, 1999?

Alfred Hitchcock

500

If a DNA Strand starts as T-G-A-C-C-A-A but ends up as T-G-A-C-A-A what type of mutation has happened?

Deletion or Frameshift

500

What would cause someone to be XXY

Error in Meiosis cell division - unequal division of chromosomes

500

Father is: C, M, S, D  Who is dad?

Dad 1: C/C, M/M, S/T, H/G

Dad 2: B/C, M/O, S/U, D/D

Dad 2

500

If one child is Type O and another child is Type AB, what are the Genotypes of te parents?

Ai and Bi

500

What is the scientific name for the fear of Friday the 13th?

Friggatriskaidekaphobia or Paraskevidekatriaphobia

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