DNA
What is DNA?
The molecule that is the base of all chromozones
What is heredity?
The passing down of traits to their offspring
What is an example of a trait?
Ex: hair color
What is selective breeding?
when a human inteferes with an organism breeding to get a desired trait
What is a dominant allele?
An allele that shows up most of the time
What does DNA stand for?
DeoxyridoNucleicAcid
Does heredity have to do with traits?
Yes, because the dominant alle shows from the parrent
What is a punnet square?
A square that gives the possible out come for a trait
What is mieosis?
the process that occursin the formation of sexcells
What is an recessive allele?
An allele that shows up rarely
Where is DNA located?
The nucleus of every cell
Can GMO's change what you get?
Yes
Is have a blue eye color a trait?
Yes
What is a clone?
an orginism that is geneticly identical ro the parent
What does homozygus mean?
Two identical allels
What does is the names of each half of DNA?
Ex:A,G,T,C
Cytizine,Guanime,Thymine,Adenine
Who is Gregor Mendel?
a monk in the 1850's who studied how plants inherit traits
What are traits?
a charcteristic that parents pass down to offspring
What is genetherapy?
the insertion of a corrected gene into a person to try and correct a problem
What does heterozygus mean?
Two different alleles
what is the DNA pair to Thymine?
Adenine
What is the scientific study of heredity?
Genetics
How many traits do a human have?
1,000+
What is fertilization?
the process where an egg and a sperm call join to form a new orginism
What is a purebred animal?
A Homozygus animal