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Vocabulary
DNA
Genes
Mendel/Punnett
Random Q's
100
These are the large compact hot dog-shaped structures that contain genetic information
What are chromosomes?
100
DNA is located in this organelle of every cell.
What is he nucleus
100
What 2 things make up a gene?
What are 2 alleles
100
What was the plant that Gregor Mendel experimented on and realized there were "traits and features" that parents passed to offspring with?
What is the common garden pea
100
What is the genotype of a gene coded "Ff"?
What is heterozygous
200
What is the name of the process whereby a cell makes a new copy of its genetic information and splints into two identical cells?
What is mitosis
200
Alleles that have more influence in determining traits are called ___________ alleles
What is dominant alleles
200
Why do we use Punnett Squares?
What is to predict the probability of traits in offspring
200
What is the genotype of a gene coded "TT"?
What is homozygous dominant
300
What is the name for the physical expression (the trait) produced by the genes for an organism?
What is the phenotype
300
In the phrase "double helix", what does the word helix mean?
What is "twisted"
300
What are alleles that have less influence in determining traits called?
What is recessive
300
What is the name for the unique combination of genes for an organism that uses upper and lower case letters to code for features?
What is genotype
300
What is the genotype of a gene coded "aa"?
What is homozygous recessive
400
What is the name of the codes working as a pair that specify traits for an organism?
What are alleles
400
What are the 2 subunits of DNA that make up its 2 strands?
What are Deoxyribose and Phosphate
400
What is the name for genes that have identical alleles (either both dominant or both recessive)?
What is homozygous
400
Why did Gregor Mendel enter a monestary?
What is to continue his education- he couldn't afford to go to a university
400
How many chromosomes do human cells have?
What is 46 chromosomes
500
What is the full name of DNA?
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid
500
What are the four letters of the DNA alphabet? (the nucleotide bases)
What is A,T,C, & G
500
What is the name for genes that have diferent alleles (one dominant and one recessive?)
What is heterozygous
500
What is the "dictionary" meaning of recessive?
What is "holding back"
500
How many chromosomes does a (human) mother give to her offspring?
What is 23 chromosomes