Genes and proteins
Genetic Variation and Heredity
Mutations
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How many chromosomes do we have normally?
23 pairs or 46 chromosomes
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What is phenotype?
The physical appearance or characteristics
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What is a mutation?
A permanent change in an organisms DNA
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What is in the nucleus of a cell?
Chromosomes/DNA
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How much of our genotype is from each parent?
50%
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What kind of mutation would being able to fight a disease be?
Beneficial Mutation
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What is an Allele?
The code or variations for a trait
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What would a capital G represent in a Punnett Square?
The dominant allele
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What does it mean if a mutation has no effect?
This would be a neutral mutation
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What is almost your entire body made of?
Proteins
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What does a Punnett square do?
Show how likely or unlikely a trait is to be passed using capital and lowercase letters
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What causes down syndrome?
Being born with an extra chromosome
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Which Nucleotides pair together?
A and T, and C and G
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What are the 3 ways of asexual reproduction?
Budding, Binary Fission, and Vegetative Propagation
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What are the 3 main types of mutations?
Deletion, Substitution/Replacement, and insertion