Pedigree
Vocabulary
Genetic Disease
Punnet Square
Length and Quality of Life
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What does the horizontal line mean?
Marriage
100
Describe an allele
A variant form of a gene
100
What is turners disease?
Occurs when x chromosomes are missing
100
What does the capital letter mean (P)?
It is a dominant trait
100
How does environment affect your life?
By sun exposure and to adapt to changes
200
What does the vertical line mean?
The offspring
200
Describe a dominant gene
A trait you are mostly to get
200
What is Downs Syndrome?
Occurs when chromosomes dont seperate
200
What is it called when 2 different organisms form a trait?
Hybrid
200
How do genes affect your life?
Faulty, missing, or extra genes/communication causes disorder
300
What does the half shaded shape mean
That they are a carrier
300
Describe chromosomes
Nucleic acids carrying genes
300
What is Sickle Cell disease?
A disease where sickle shaped cells block blood vessels and dont let much oxygen through
300
What does the lowercase letter mean (p)?
It is a recessive trait
300
How does sanitation affect your life?
If you have poor living conditions or lack of water
400
What does the circle mean?
Female
400
Describe a phenotype
A visible trait
400
What is cystic fibrosis?
Affects lungs and digestive friends, extreme coughing and mucus in lungs, lifespan to mid thirties
400
What does a recessive purebred gene look like?
pp
400
How can medical care affect your life?
Individual medical care= Lives longer Lack of medical care= Lives lost
500
What does the square mean?
Male
500
Describe a genotype
A NON visible trait
500
What is hemophilia?
May cause bruising or can bleed out because blood wont clot
500
What does a hybrid trait look like?
Pp
500
How does diet affect your life?
Eating dead animals without cleaning properly, lack of clean water and nutrient availability
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