Genetics
Genetics Since Mendel
Advances in Genetics
Vocab
Random Facts
Random Mr. Rob Facts
100
Mendel studied how many plants over his 8 year span of research?
30,000
100
Traits controlled by multiple alleles will produce more than ______ phenotype traits.
3
100
What are chromosomes made of?
DNA
100
The different forms of a trait that a gene may have are called?
Alleles
100
Before he was an actor, what was Danny DeVito's job?
A Hairdresser
100
What is Mr. Rob's favorite tv show?
Breaking Bad
200
Who is known as the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
200
An estimated 3 to 6 gene pairs control what?
Skin Color
200
How many people of taken part in gene therapy experiments?
Over 2,000
200
The passing of traits from parent to offspring.
Heredity
200
Which US State is geographically closest to Africa?
Maine
200
Who are Mr. Rob's favorite superheros in Marvel and DC (100 points each)
Marvel: Spider-Man or Wolverine
DC: Nightwing
300
This handy tool is used to predict results in Mendelian Genetics.
Punnett Squares
300
This is developed if an individual has 3 sets of Chromosome 21
Down's Syndrome
300
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An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait is called...
heterozygous
300
When wombats have a bowel movement, their feces come out in the shape of what?
A cube
(Square is acceptable)
300
What is Mr. Rob's top 3 favorite vacation destinations? (100 points each)
1. Disneyland
2. Hawaii
3. San Diego
400
What is the process of mixing pollen from different plants?
Cross-pollination
400
Some recessive genes are the result of what?
Mutation
400
Through genetic engineering, Scientist have developed a way to keep which produce item from spoiling during the shipping process?
Tomatoes
400
A group of gene pairs acting together to produce a trait.
Polygenetic Inheritance
400
The ancestor of the modern chainsaw was invented for what purpose?
Child Birth
400
Who was the starter Mr. Rob received when he played his very first Pokémon game
Pikachu
(Pokémon Yellow)
500
What controls an organisms form and function?
Chromosomes
500
When the offspring of two homozygous parents show an intermediate phenotype, this inheritance is called...
incomplete dominance
500
This is made by inserting a useful segment of DNA from one organism into a bacterium.
Recombinant DNA
500
The way an organism looks and behaves as a result of a genotype is called...
phenotype
500
Americans consume how many pounds of french fries collectively per year?
4.5 BILLION
500
Mr. Rob's favorite basketball player of all time is?
Klay Thompson
600
Mendel's discoveries in genetics was a result of curiosity with which plant?
Pea Flowers
600
Color blindness mostly effects who?
Men
600
Therapy involving placing a normal allele in a cell that has a mutation is called?
Gene Therapy
600
Biological and chemical methods to change the arrangement of a gene's DNA to improve crop production, produce large volumes of medicine, and change how cells perform their normal functions.
Genetic Engineering
600
Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the medical term for what physical ailment?
A Brain freeze
600
Mr. Rob was born in what city and state?
Glendale, AZ