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Probability and Punnett Squares
Probability and Punnett Squares (2)
Chromosomes and inheritance
Misc.
100
the scientific study of heredity
What is genetics
100
chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
What is Punnett Square
100
two of the same allele
What is homozygous
100
the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half
What is meiosis
100
What besides genes can affect an organism's phenotype?
What is environment
200
each different form of a characteristic
What is trait
200
a number that describes how likely it is that an event will ocurr
What is probability
200
two different alleles
What is heterozygous
200
What are 3 bases in a row on a DNA molecule referred to as
What is codon
200
person who receives an allele for a trait but does not express it
What is carrier
300
factors that control a trait
What is gene
300
an organism's genetic make up
What is genotype
300
When two homozygous dominant alleles are crossed what are the genotypic ratios
What is 100% homozygous dominant
300
this RNA brings a coded message from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
What is messenger RNA
300
Name 4 genetic disorders
What is sickle cell, hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, down syndrome
400
different forms of a gene
What is alleles
400
an organism's physical appearance
What is phenotype
400
neither allele is dominant or recessive and both are expressed in the offspring
What is codominance
400
the process by which the cell uses information from a gene on a chromosome to produces a specific protein
What is protein synthesis
400
Chart that tracks which members of a family that have a particular trait
What is Pedigree
500
Difference between dominant and recessive alleles
What is dominant alleles will always be seen when present and mask the recessive allele, unless to recessive alleles are present
500
When two heterozygous organisms cross what are the phenotypic ratios of the offspring
What is 3:1 or 75% to 25%
500
List ALL the alleles for each blood type
What is IAIA, IAi for type a IBIB or IBi for type B IAIB for AB ii for O
500
genes are carried from parents to offspring on chromosomes
What is chromosome theory of inheritance
500
the collaborative effort to identify every gene in the human genome
What is Human Genome Project
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