Inherited vs. Environmental traits
What are inherited traits?
Characteristics passed down from parents to offspring through genes.
What does DNA stand for?
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid
What is the type of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
What is a Punnett Square?
This is tool is used to predict the possible genetic outcomes of an offspring
Who is the "father of genetics" who studied pea plants?
Gregor Mendel
What is an acquired (or environmental) trait?
Acquired traits are traits that are not passed on to offspring through reproduction.
What is a double helix?
Its the shape of DNA, discovered by Rosalind Franklin
What is the type of cell division that creates gametes?
Meiosis
What is the term that describes an organism that has two different alleles for a trait(example,Tt)?
Heterozygous
What is physical location where DNA is found within a eukaryotic cell?
Nucleus
A scar on a person's face is an inherited trait. Is this true or false?
False.
According to base-pairing rules, Adenine always pairs with...
Thymine
What are the 4 stages of mitosis?(in order)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase/Cytokinesis
If a heterozygous (Bb) plant is crossed with a homozygous recessive (bb) plant.What is the percentage of offspring that will show the recessive trait?
50%
What is a version of a gene, often represented by a single letter in a Punnett Square?
Allele
Behaviors that are done from the time you are born are called this.
Inherited Behavior/Acts
The three components of a nucleotide are a sugar, a phosphate group, and...(what?)
Nitrogenous base
If a skin cell has 46 chromosomes and undergoes mitosis, what is the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells?
46 chromosomes
What is that term refers to the actual physical appearance or observable trait of an organism?
Phenotype
What is the phase of the cell cycle where DNA is replicated?
Interphase
Is riding a bike, playing an instrument, or speaking a language? Are those actions acquired or inherited traits?
Acquired.
What is the process by which DNA makes an exact copy of itself during interphase?
Replication/Duplication of the DNA
What is the process that is responsible for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction?
Mitosis
In a cross between two heterozygous parents (TtxTt), what is the probability of producing a homozygous dominant offspring?
25%
What is the name for the rod-shaped structures made of DNA and proteins?
Chromosomes