DNA
Vocab
Punnett
Need to Know
100
The system of passing traits on from one generation to the next.
What is heredity
100
The process in which living things make more living things
What is reproduction
100
The creation of a new organism with identical genes as the parent
What is cloning
100
The production of an offspring with two parents is called?
What is sexual reproduction.
200
Characteristics that get passed on to offspring
What are traits
200
A type of gene that controls which trait is always observable when present in an organism
What is dominant
200
How many chromosomes does a human have?
What is 46
200
If a person has an extra 21st chromosome, syndrome does this person have?
What is Down Syndrome
300
The branch of science that studies heredity
What is genetics
300
Describes when both genes are the same (both recessive or both dominant)
What is purebred
300
Gregor Mendel was the...
Who was the father of genetics
300
The trait for purebred tallness should be written with the letter symbols...
What is TT
400
The unit of heredity that determines traits
What is a gene
400
A change in a gene or chromosome
What is mutation
400
The production of an offspring by one parent is called...
What is asexual
400
If an offspring has an "XX" chromosome pair, the individual would be...
What is a female
500
A type of gene that is passed on but not observable when a dominant gene is present
What is recessive
500
Describes when one gene is dominant and one gene is recessive
What is hybrid
500
What was the name of the sheep that was successfully cloned?
Who is Dolly
500
The combination of pieces of DNA from different species, to produce an organism with desirable traits.
What is genetic engineering.
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