Patterns of Inheritance 1
How is a recessive trait represented?
With lowercase letters.
How is a dominant trait represented?
With capital letters.
What is the shape of a DNA molecule?
Double Helix
Any change in an organism’s genetic material is called a?
Mutation
Breeding an animal with its close relative is called...
Inbreeding
Who is known as the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
The study of inheritance is called...
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
Nucleus
The use of living organisms to make a new, more desirable organism or product.
Biotechnology
What is one positive use of genetic engineering and cloning?
Answers may vary.
When two traits show up without blending, this is known as...
(ex: a red and white flower creating flowers with both red and white on their petals)
Co-Dominance
The blending of two traits is known as...
(ex: a red and white flower creating pink flowers)
Incomplete Dominance
The rules of DNA pairing states that Cytosine (C) always pairs up with...
Guanine (G)
(True or False) All mutations are harmful.
False (neutral mutations are not harmful).
The first successful mammal clone.
Dolly the sheep
If a plant with genotype Tt is crossed with another plant with genotype Tt, what is the probability of getting a plant with genotype tt?
25% (1/4)
What is the probability of getting Aa from a cross between two heterozygous/hybrid parents (Aa × Aa)?
50% (1/2)
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Mutations in the reproductive cells of an organism (sperm and egg cells).
Germ Mutations
The use of genetic engineering to correct defective genes responsible for certain diseases.
Gene Therapy
What is the term for the physical expression of a trait?
Phenotype
What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?
Genotype
What is the mRNA strand and the amino acid proteins for the following DNA strand: ATA TGA CAG
Amino Acid Proteins: tyrosine, threonine, valine
The number of sets of chromosomes.
Ploidy
An example of a natural human clone where DNA and genetic makeup are identical
Identical Twins