Traits
Vocabulary
Punnett Squares
Cells and Karyotypes
Random
100
A trait that is passed down from parents to off springs is this type of trait.
What is an inherited trait?
100
A genotype with two identical alleles for a trait, such as PP.
What is homozygous?
100
Each parent gives the offspring this number of alleles for a trait.
What is one?
100
DNA is found here within a eukaryotic cell.
What is in the nucleus?
100
The number of chromosomes that a father passes down to his child.
What is 23?
200
These types of traits are not inherited but are learned.
What is an acquired trait?
200
New organisms produced from a living thing
What is offspring?
200
Aa is an example of this kind of genotype.
What is heterozygous?
200
A normal human cell will contain this many chromosomes.
What is 46?
200
The observable trait (ex. eye color)
What is phenotype?
300
Dying your hair a different color is an example of this type of trait.
What is an acquired trait?
300
The allele that will be seen when there are 2 different alleles together.
What is the dominant allele?
300
The squares on the inside of a Punnett square represent this.
What is the genotypes of the possible offspring?
300
A picture of Chromosomes that are grouped into pairs.
What is a karyotype?
300
In pea plants, the allele for round seeds (R) is dominant over the allele for wrinkled seeds (r). The genotype for a homozygous round pea plant is this.
What is RR?
400
Brown eyes is an example of this type of trait.
What is an inherited trait?
400
One egg and one sperm join together to from a diploid zygote.
What is fertilization?
400
In pea plants, the allele for tall height (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). Two heterozygous tall pea plants are crossed. This is the chance for a tall pea plant offspring.
What is 75%?
400
A male karyotype will show these chromosomes.
What is an X chromosome and a Y chromosome?
400
The father of Genetics.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
500
If a mother and father both have a tattoo, will their child be born with a tattoo?
What is no- a tattoo is an acquired trait and is not inherited.
500
Reproductive cells: sperm and egg cells
What is a gamete?
500
Brown eyes (B) are dominant to blue eyes (b). A boy has recessive blue eyes and both of his parents have brown eyes. These are the genotypes of the parents.
What is Bb and Bb?
500
A karyotype that shows 3 chromosome 21 indicates the individual has this.
What is Downs Syndrome?
500
In humans Brown eyes are a dominant trait over Blue eyes. Based on that information the Bb would indicate this color of eye.
What is brown?
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