Genetics & Evolution
What does complete dominance mean in the context of inherited genes?
In complete dominance, the dominant allele completely covers up the recessive one. The recessive allele isn’t expressed at all.
The fastest land animal on Earth
Cheetah
The name of the constellation that is on the Australian flag and can be seen in the night sky.
The Southern Cross
What is heterozygous?
An organism with two different alleles for a trait.
A light year is a measure of ______
distance
True or False?
There are more ways to shuffle a deck of playing cards than there are stars in our Milky Way Galaxy
True!
The scientist known as the “father of genetics.”
Gregor Mendel
The most abundant element in the Universe
Hydrogen
What was the fastest goal in World Cup (soccer) history?
10.8 (or 11) seconds.
The name for a mutation that has no effect on the organism.
A neutral mutation
The process by which water changes from liquid to gas.
Evaporation.
Who killed John Pork?
Tim Cheese