Vocabulary 1
Product of reproduction; a new organism produced by one or more parents.
Offspring
_________________________ results in offspring that is genetically identical to the parent.
A) Sexual Reproduction
B) Asexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
How many chromosomes does a human have in each of our cells?
A) 23 chromosomes
B) 56 chromosomes
C) 46 chromosomes
46 chromosomes
We get 23 passed down from our Moms, and 23 chromosomes passed down from our Dads.
A single, highly organized and structured that stores DNA in the nucleus of the cell.
Chromosome
_______________________________ results in offspring that have genetic differences and look slightly different than the parents.
A) Sexual Reproduction
B) Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
What part of the cell is DNA located?
The Nucleus
The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA.
Gene
Different versions of a gene ____________________.
A) Genetic Variation
B) Allele
C) Phosphate
B) Allele
A tool used to analyze the possible allele combinations of the offspring between two individuals.
Answer: Punnett Square
The gene (aa) is called __________________ _________________________.
A) Heterozygous
B) Homozygous Dominant
C) Homozygous Recessive
C) Homozygous Recessive