F = freckles
f = no freckles.
Are freckles dominant or recessive?
What is dominant?
100
This is the name for the type of inheritance where the two alleles blend / mix together.
What is incomplete dominance?
100
DNA has the instructions for making this type of molecule.
What is a protein?
200
This is the scientific name for the shape of DNA
What is a double helix?
200
This is two differences between RNA and DNA.
What is RNA is single-stranded, RNA has the base U, or RNA can leave the nucleus? (give at least 2)
200
Is this genotype homozygous or heterozygous - FF?
What is homozygous?
200
This is the name for the type of inheritance with both alleles are expressed equally and separately.
What is codominance?
200
This is why scientists study identical twins to learn more about the importance of nature vs. nurture.
What is they have the same DNA (genes)?
300
This is bases that complement one another.
What is A and T, and C and G?
300
This is the RNA that will be made from the following piece of DNA: TGCATT
What is ACGUAA
300
F = freckes
f = no freckles
A person has the genotype Ff. This is their phenotype.
What is freckles?
300
A woman with curly hair has a child with a man with straight hair. The child has some curly hairs and some straight hairs. This is an example of this type of inheritance.
What is codominance?
300
This is the name of the father of genetics.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
400
These are the two things that make up the DNA backbone.
What is sugar and phosphate?
400
This is the name for every three letter set in RNA that codes for an amino acid in a protein.
What is a codon?
400
D = dimples
d = no dimples
Mom has the genotype Dd. Dad also has the genotype Dd. What are all the possible genotypes for the kids/
What is DD, Dd, or dd? (must give all 3)
400
A woman with curly hair has a baby with a man with straight hair. This child has wavy hair. This is an example of this type of inheritance.
What is incomplete dominance?
400
A woman with blood type O has a baby with a man with blood type AB. These are all the possible blood types of the baby.
What is type A or type B? (must give most)
500
These are two of the three people that discovered the structure of DNA.
Who is James Watson, Francis Crick, or Rosalind Franklin (must give at least 2) (just last names is fine!)
500
This is how genes determine the way week look.
What is gene --> protein --> trait? (genes have the instructions for making proteins, which determine our traits)
500
PKU is a recessive lung disease. Two healthy parents have a child with PKU. How is this possible?
What is the parents were carriers? (They had the gene for PKU but it did not show up because it is a recessive trait)
500
Blood type is an example of this type of inheritance.
What is multiple alleles?
500
Skin color is controlled by many different genes. This is the name for this type of inheritance.