From 1857-1865, Mendel studied the hereditary patterns of this plant to show that heredity is transmitted in discrete units
Peas
This is the main purpose of the polymerase chain reaction
To amplify DNA
In the Marvel universe, gamma radiation caused a genetic mutation in Bruce Banner, turning him into this superhero
The Incredible Hulk
T/F Environmental factors are not thought to contribute at all to the development of autism
False (multifactor)
This square diagram was first used in the early 1900s to determine the probability of an offspring having a particular genotype
The Punnett Square
True/False: DNA polymerase travels in the 3' to 5' direction on a template strand
True
The mammophant may reduce the thawing of this layer of soil in Sibera by reducing the insulating snow blanket during winter months
permafrost
This type of earlobe is thought to be autosomal recessive
Attached
In 1969, Thomas Brock discovered this enzyme that can withstand high temperatures
Taq polymerase
A purine contains this number of rings
2
This type of enzyme cuts DNA at a specific sequence
Restriction enzyme
This is the number of chromosomes one human offspring inherits from one biological parent
23
In the 1950s, Franklin and Wilkins used this imaging technique that uses x-ray diffraction to first obtain images of DNA
X-Ray Crystallography
This specific type of double-stranded DNA is a right-handed helix
B-DNA
This gene editing technique uses Guide RNA to target a specific locus on double stranded DNA
CRISPR
If both parents have heterozygous genotypes. This is the probability that their offspring will express the dominant phenotype
75%
Friedrich Miescher
ddNTP varies from dNTP because it lacks an oxygen molecule at this carbon
C3
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a mutation of this number of amino acids
One (glutamic acid to valine)
This law states that each gene is inherited independently from another gene
The Law of Independent Assortment