Vocab
A characteristic that all members of a species have
Feature
Genes are located here in the cell
The Nucleus
The function of a protein molecule depends on its ____ and how it interacts with other proteins
Structure
Any difference in traits between individual organisms
Variation
Ribosomes
Part of the cell that builds protein molecules based on instructions from the genes.
Having gene versions that are the same
Homozygous
An instruction for making a protein molecule
Gene
Organisms have ___ copies of a gene for each feature.
Two
Type of molecule that performs important functions in organisms
Protein Molecule
Who is Wall-e's partner in crime?
Eve
How something works
Function
This organelle uses instructions from genes to build proteins
Ribosomes
A specific form of a gene
Gene Version or Allele
Gives instructions for making a protein molecule
Gene
What is the name of Thors Hammer?
Mjolnir (Me-ol-near)
A specific characteristic of an individual organism
Trait
Two parrots have different parents. One parrot has red chest feathers, and the other parrot has yellow chest feathers.
Why do the parrots have different feather colors on their chest?
The parrots have different versions of the gene for feather color, which instruct for different proteins that connect in different ways to make different feather colors.
True or False: Organisms CANNOT have different proteins in their cells for a particular feature
False
A random change in a gene that SOMETIMES results in a new trait.
Mutation
What is the earliest disney movie ever filmed?
Snow White
Having gene versions that are different
Heterozygous
There are two tree frogs that have different proteins in their cells for tongue length. They have different parents.
What can you say about the frogs' tongue lengths?
They will have different tongue lengths since their proteins for tongue length are different so the proteins will connect in different ways.
This silk flexibility trait is best for using as tendon replacements and stitches.
Medium flexibility silk
What is the abbreviation Deoxyribonucleic Acid stand for?
DNA
What did Harry do in the Weasleys gardens the first time he visited the Burrow?
He de-Gnomed the yard.