A
This is the name for the individual letters of a gene.
What is an allele?
This is the shape of DNA.
What is a double helix?
This is when there is a mistake in the DNA.
What is a mutation?
Brown hair (B) vs blonde hair (b). Which hair color will this person have?
Bb
Brown
This is known as the bully of DNA.
What is dominant gene/allele?
This is the percentage chance you get a heterozygous gene from a Tt x tt cross.
What is 50%?
This is the most common mutation.
What is point?
This is the most dangerous mutation type.
What is frameshift?
This is the chromosome that causes down syndrome. (1-23)
What is the 21st?
do this punnett square: Tt x Tt
TT-25%
Tt-50%
tt-25%
Name the mutation. GCCAT ---> GGCCCCAATT
What is duplication?
This is the amount of DNA that makes you who you are.
What is 10-15%?
This is the opposite side of DNA from this strand - GGTACC
What is CCATGG?
This is the reason boys get most of the genetic mutations.
What is they only have 1 X chromosome?
This is the most important Chromosome in your DNA.
1-23
what is 23/X?
Name the mutation. GCCAT --> TACCG
What is inversion?
This is why it is impossible to predict when and where a mutation is going to happen.
What is random?
This is what the protein T stands for.
What is Thymine?
Name the mutation- GGTACC --> ACCGGT
What is translocation?
This is what happens when there is too big of a mutation during conception.
What is a miscarriage?
This is what the other 85-90% of DNA we don't use does for us.
What is creates the animal/species/human?
This is the type of mutation that causes Turner syndrome in women.
What is deletion?
This team is the genetic mutation that only boys can get.
What is klinefelter syndrome?
This is the genetic disorder that is caused by a deletion mutation in the 18th chromosome.
What is millie syndrome?
This is the most common chromosome to get mutated.
What is X/sex chromosomes?