Basics
Genetics
Mendel
Mutations/
Disorders
Disorders
Genetic Engineering
Random*
100
Different characteristics such as hair color and height are called...
What is a TRAIT
100
Our genetic information (DNA) comes from
What is OUR PARENTS
100
Mendel studied the inheritance traits in these plants
pea plants
100
A change in the sequence of the bases in DNA
What is a MUTATION
100
Process in which genes from one organism are inserted into the DNA of another organism
What is GENETIC ENGINEERING
100
If Brown fur (B) is dominant to Black fur (b), what % chance is there that these dogs would have puppies with Brown fur?
What is 100%
200
The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
What is DNA
200
Each parent gives their offspring ____ allele
What is ONE
200
A recessive allele is represented by a __________ letter, while a dominant allele is represented by a __________ letter.
What is LOWERCASE and UPPERCASE
200
Which is correct?
A. All mutations are bad
B. Mutations are bad or good
C. Mutations are bad, good, or neutral
D. Mutations are good or neutral
What is C
200
All of the DNA in one cell of an organism
What is GENOME
200
Brown hair (B) is dominant to blonde hair (b). How many offspring would you expect to have brown hair in a cross between 1 heterozygous dominant and 1 homozygous recessive parent?
What is 50% or HALF or 2/4
300
a single unit of hereditary information
What is a GENE
300
Each parent give us this percentage of their DNA
What is 50%
300
An organism with 2 of the same alleles for a trait
What is HOMOZYGOUS (pure breed)
300
An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes
What is a GENETIC DISORDER
300
Producing an organism that is genetically identical to the organisms from which it was produced
What is CLONING
300
The Punnett square below shows the cross between two squash plants.
Which genetic principle is best illustrated by the phenotype of the offspring?
A. codominance
B. intermediate inheritance
C. independent assortment
D. dominance
What is D
400
Which cell organelle contains hereditary material?
What is NUCLEUS
400
The scientific name for physical appearance
What is PHENOTYPE
400
An organism with 2 different alleles for a trait
What is HETEROZYGOUS (hybrid)
400
Provide an example of a genetic disorder
What is (GENETIC DISORDER)
400
The 2 types of selective breeding are...
What is INBREEDING and HYBRIDIZATION
400
Penicillin no longer kills certain types of bacteria that it did kill in the past. What is the reason for this?
A) The mutation rate must have increased naturally.
B) The strains have become resistant because they needed to do so for survival.
C) A mutation was retained and passed on to succeeding generations because it had high survival value.
D) The principal forces influencing the pattern of survival in a population are isolation and mating.
What is C
500
A gene is made up of this
What is DNA
500
The scientific name for gene/allele combinations
What is GENOTYPE
500
A person who is heterozygous for a trait shows which allele?
What is a DOMINANT
500
How are genetic disorders diagnosed?
What is...
GENETIC TEST
PHYSICAL EXAM
BLOOD TEST
BIOPSY
MRI
500
Inserting working copies of a gene directly into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder
What is GENE THERAPY
500
Research applications of genetics have contributed greatly to the production of new varieties of plants and animals. What activity is an example of such a process?
A. testing new fertilizers on food crops
B. selective breeding of plants and animals that exhibit high resistance to disease
C. developing new irrigation methods to conserve water
D. using natural predators to control insect pests
What is B