Definitions
The study of genes
What is the name of the hurricane we are facing currently?
Helene
Who is the Father of Genetics?
Gregor Mendel
A model that represents a cross (breeding event) between two organisms
What is a Punnett Square?
Give Acquired traits examples. (Those not inherited)
Knowledge, ideas, skills, weight hair length
Alleles
Different variations of genes
Total of chromosomes
46
two sets of 23
Mendel’s first experiment used which type of plant?
Cross pollinated pea plants tall and short
Name all three of Mr. Riggs kids.
Eli, Isaac, Ella
TT is heterozygous or homozygous?
Homozygous
Genotype
Organism’s combination of alleles
Examples of traits
Eye color, hair color, skin color, some illnesses
Name 2 colors of pea plant that Mendel experimented with?
Green and Yellow
What are the chances Mr. Riggs would have a brown eyed child if Mr. Riggs has blue eyes and Mrs. Riggs has blue eyes?
0%
Tt is heterozygous or homozygous?
Heterozygous
Difference between homozygous and heterozygous
Homozygous - two of the same alleles
Heterozygous - two different alleles
What are the colors of the rainbow??
Red. Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet
Which protein pairs up with cytosine (C)? ( I will accept name or first letter)
Guanine or G
How dominant traits are represented in terms of alleles.
More likely (Capitol letter)
Give examples of Phenotype
Height, hair color, eye color
Phenotype
Visible version of traits
If black fur is dominant(B) and white fur is recessive (b), What would the phenotype of a dog be if the genotype was Bb?
Black fur
If you cross pollinate two plants that are Bb and Bb, what % will be homozygous recessive?
25%
bb
Recessive Traits are more likely to happen. True or False
False
Give examples of Genotype
Tt or TT or tt (any letter variation)