heredity
DNA
vocabulary
punnett square
Gregory Mendel
100

if you mom has a dominant gene for curly hair and your dad has a recessive gene for straight what hair will you have?

curly

100

the DNA shape looks like a twisted

ladder

100

a weaker allele that can be hidden

recessive

100

how do you spell punnett square

punnett square

100

what did Mendel grow?

pea plants

200

what are genes made of?

DNA

200

where does our DNA come from?

Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus

200

an allele that can hide a weak allele

dominant

200

who uses a punnett square?

 The diagram is used by biologists to determine the probability of an offspring having a particular genotype.

200

what was 

Gregory Mendel

a munk

300

if your mom and dad both have recessive genes for blue eyes what color eyes will you have?

blue eyes

300

what is DNA made of?

chromosomes

300

what is a purebred?

2 of the same forms of a trait

300

what is a punnett square?

 square diagram that is used to predict the genotypes of a particular cross or breeding experiment.

300

Mendel is the father  of biology

false

400

what can genes determine? 

bone structure

400

what does DNA build?

protein

400

what is a phenotype?

the physical appearance of a genotype

400

how many squares are in a punnett square?

4

400

what was Mendel the father of?

genetics

500

if your mom and dad both have dominant genes for blonde hair what hair color will you have?

blonde hair

500

what is DNA's scientific name?

De-ox-y-ri-bo-nu-cle-ie-a-cid

500

what is a hybrid?

2 different forms of a trait

500

what is a square diagram that is used to predict the genotypes of a particular cross or breeding experiment?

punnett square

500

was Mendel a scientist?

no

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