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Genetics
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Inheritance
Brain Busters
Random
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This process creates new & identical cells.
mitosis
100
What is allele?
different form of the same gene
100
What is a trait?
a specific characteristic or feature exhibited by an organism
100
Why is the word homologous used to describe chromosome pairs, rather than the word identical?
Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes that appear similar, in terms of length and other characteristics but they are not identical to each other.
100
One snapdragons in P generation is red and the other is white. What will the F1 generation outcome color be?
pink
200
This process creates sperm & egg.
meiosis
200
haploid number
n
200
repeating cycle of events in the life of a cell
cell cycle
200
final step of the cell cycle
cytokinesis
200
What are Punnett squares?
the possible offspring that could be formed from the gametes of the parents
300
Four stages in Mitosis. (In Order)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase
300
What is sexual reproduction?
reproduction that requires two parents and produces genetically distinct offspring
300
in what phase does a cell spend most of its time
interphase
300
formula for zygote
n + n = 2n
300
pairs of homologous chromosomes form structures called
tetrads
400
Name the father of genetics
Gregor Mendel
400
diploid number
2n
400
What is the differences between dominant and recessive?
Dominant - the form of a trait that always appears when an individual has an allele for it. Recessive - the form of a trait that only appears when an individual has two alleles for it.
400
Distinguish between the terms phenotype and genotype?
p - dom vs recessive g- dom vs mix vs recessive
400
forming of sperm
spermatogenesis
500
__________________ describes the way an organism looks.
phenotype
500
what did mendel use in his famous experiment
pea plants
500
the special microtubules that will "direct" the movements of chromosomes during mitosis
mitotic spindle
500
A goat that has both red and white hair but its presented in patches. What is that Codominance or Incomplete Dominance? Why?
Codominance, neither is expressed
500
the particular site on a chromosome where a particular gene is located
locus