Genetics Vocabulary
Probability
Punnett Squares
Genetics Facts
Random
100
defined as the study of variations within organisms
What is genetics
100
for classroom awards Ms Blake has coupons in a bag that students can draw at random. In the bag are 6 "half the assignment" , and 4 "No Homework". Sally draws a "No homework" keeps it, and then charlie draws a "No homework".Is this an example of independent or dependent probability?
dependent
100
Color blindness is a recessive trait in humans. Create the punnet square of a homozygous coloblind male, and a heterozygous female.
Bb Bb bb bb
100
the proper name for DNA
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid
100
What is experimental probability
the probability that something will happen based on results from an experiment
200
two forms of genes, one maternal and one paternal
What is alleles
200
What is theoretical probability?
The probability that something should happen (calculated)
200
No dimples is a recessive trait. What is the probability that a man with no dimples and a heterozygous woman would have a baby with dimples?
1/2
200
What is the different nucleotide found in RNA, and which does it replace
Uracyl, Thymine
200
Given cards that spell out BANANA. What is the probability of drawing a B, not replacing it, and drawing a B again?
0
300
Definition of heritability
What is traits inherited by offspring from its parents
300
A bag contains 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, 3 green marbles, 4 yellow, and 1 white. Topmmy randomly chooses a white marble, replaces it, then draws a green marble. Is this an example of independent or dependent probability.
independent
300
Curly hair is a dominant trait to straight hair. What is the phenotype of a homozygous recessive male? What is the phenotype of a heterozygous female?
straight, curly
300
the name for each amino acids 3 letter code
What is a codon
300
Covalent bonds between which type of elements?
two non metals
400
The observable traits
What is phenotype
400
for classroom awards Ms Blake has coupons in a bag that students can draw at random. In the bag are 6 "half the assignment" , and 4 "No Homework".What is the probability of sally drawing a "No homework" keeping it, and then charlie drawing a "No homework"
2/15
400
Given blues eyes are recessive to brown eyes, and a widows peak is dominant to no widows peak. There is a mom with blue eyes and heterozygous for a widows peak, and a dad that is homozygous dominant for eye color, and homozygous recessive with no widows peak. What is the probability their child will have brown eyes and a widows peak?
What is 1/2
400
4 building blocks called nucleotides of DNA
What is adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
400
Balance the following equation ___FeS + __ O2 ----> ___Fe2O3 + ___SO2
4 7 2 4
500
Homozygous
What is two of the same alleles
500
A bag contains 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, 3 green marbles, 4 yellow, and 1 white. What is the probability of randomly choosing a white marble, not replacing it then drawing a green marble?
1/70
500
Given blues eyes are recessive to brown eyes, and a widows peak is dominant to no widows peak. There is a mom with heterozygous eyes and heterozygous for a widows peak, and a dad that is heterozygous for eye color, and homozygous recessive with no widows peak. What is the probability their child will have brown eyes and a widows peak?
3/8
500
What is the process in which genetic information flows, and what are the names for each phase?
What is current proteins copy DNA replication, The DNA is copied to make RNA transcription, RNA makes new amino acids translation
500
What is the molarity of a solution containing 5 mol of NaCl and 670 mL of water?
What is 7.46 M
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