Vocabulary
The study of genes and heredity
What is genetics
What is the word that means "The passing of traits from parents to offspring"
What is heredity
What are the two versions of a hair line
What is Widow's peak or no widow's peak
________ are passed on from parents to children in the form of genes.
What is traits
What percent of an offspring will be dominant if: Parent one:"PP" Parent 2: "PP"
What is 100%
The letters that represent the different forms of a gene
What is genotype
What is an an example of genotype?
What is EE, Ee, or ee
Why can some people taste bitterness but not others?
What is that the trait for tasting is inherited so not everyone will have that trait
Humans have ________ chromosomes arranged in pairs.
What is 46
What is the percent of having a homozygous recessive offspring if: Parent 1: "ee" Parent 2: "ee"
What is 100%
Different forms of a gene
What is allele
The trait that overshadows and is expressed
What is Dominant
What percent of an offspring will be dominant if: Parent one:"Ff" Parent 2: "ff"
What is 50%
What percent of an offspring will be dominant if: Parent one:"ii" Parent 2: "ii"
What is 0%
What words means DNA
What is DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
What is the word GOES WITH THYMINE
What is ADENINE
Two alleles/letters for one trait that are different
What is Heterozygous Hybrid
The trait that hides in the background and can only be expressed in homozygous form
What is recessive
Two alleles/letters for one trait that are the same.
What is Homozygous
What is
"ADENINE THYMINE OR
GUANINE CYTOSINE "
COMBINATION
What is NITROGEN BASE PAIR
What word means THE SUGAR THAT MAKES THE SIDES OF A DNA STRAND ALONG WITH A PHOSPHATE
What is DEOXYRIBOSE
Why can the height of a person be considered inherited but environmentally influenced?
What is the height of a person is based on genetics but things like nutrition play a role in how tall the person gets.
What are the four kinds of nitrogen bases?
What is Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine
The physical appearance of a trait
What is phenotype