Vocabulary
The physical traits that are expressed
Phenotype
What is the control center of the cell?
Nucleus
Who is the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What is the structure of DNA?
Double Helix
What is it when both alleles are the same?
Homozygous
Tube shaped material found in the nucleus which carries DNA
Chromosome
How many cells does meiosis produce?
4
Who discovered the shape of DNA?
James Watson and Francis Crick
What are the 4 letters which represent the nucleotides?
A, C, G, T
What is Heterozygous?
Alleles are different
Traits being passed from parents to offspring
Heritability
What is the "powerhouse" of the cell?
Mitochondria
What did Gregor Mendel use to determine that traits were passed parent to offspring?
Garden peas
What holds the nucleotides together?
Phosphates
What is the process we use to predict genotypes?
Punnet Square
The likelihood of traits being passed
Heritability estimates
What are the 3 jobs of the nucleus?
Control the cell, Regulate cell division/replication, Store DNA
What year was the shape of DNA discovered?
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
The likelihood of a trait occuring
Probability
All the genetic material found inside the chromosome
Genome
What are 7 of the 8 stages of Meiosis?
Prophase 1, Anaphase 1, Telophase 1, Metaphase 1, Prophase 2, Anaphase 2, Telophase 2, Metaphase 2
What year did Gregor Mendel make his discovery?
1865
What are the 4 nucleotides spelled out?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine
ABba and AABb; 1:1