Punnett Squares
DNA/ RNA
Mitosis & Meiosis
Vocabulary
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Write out the genotypes (letters): 


Homozygous Dominant= 

Homozygous Recessive= 

Heterozygous= 

HD = AA

HR = aa

Heterozygous = Aa

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Where is DNA found in the cell?

located in the nucleus
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Which process has 2 cell divisions?

Meiosis 

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Homozygous Dominant 

Homozygous Recessive

Heterozygous 

Dominant = AA

Recessive = aa

Heterozygous = Aa

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What is ONE difference between DNA and RNA?

DNA = double stranded / deoxyribose sugar / ATCG 

RNA = single stranded / ribose sugar / AUCG

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Do a Punnett square of AA and Aa. 

What are the possible baby genotypic percentages?

50% AA

50% Aa

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What is DNA?

The genetic code for life

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Which process is asexual? Used for body cells (somatic)?

Mitosis

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Genotype = 

the letters or alleles 


the genetics 

AA, aa, Aa

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Why is DNA important?

Is it the code for life 

It makes you YOU 

It makes the code to make babies 

Babies = life

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Do a cross between a homozygous recessive mom and a homozygous dominant dad. 

What is the genotypic ratio? 

100% Aa 

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What are the DNA letter rules? (ACTG)


A = ?


A = T


C = G

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Which process is used for sexual reproduction?

Meiosis 

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Phenotype = 

the physical trait you can see on the organism 

EX: brown hair, tall or short

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What do punnett squares represent?

The possible genetic outcomes of an offspring (baby) when you have the parents genotypes.

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In monkeys, being playful (P) is dominant to being paranoid (p). A heterozygous female is crossed with a homozygous dominant male.

What are the percentages of the offspring?

50% PP

50% Pp

100% playful

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What are the RNA letter rules?

A = U 

C = G

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Which process has crossing over in metaphase?

Meiosis

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Antiparallel 

running opposite of each other 

different directions 

the shape of DNA antiparallel double helix

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What are the 4 nitrogenous bases of DNA?

Double point for FULL CORRECTLY SPELLED NAME

Adenine                     Thymine


Guanine                     Cytosine
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In corn, smooth kernels (K) are dominant to wrinkled kernels (k).

A farmer crosses two corn plants that are heterozygous for kernel texture.

What are the odds that the offspring will have smooth kernels?

75% chance of having smooth kernels

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What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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What does diploid mean? 

Having the full amount of chromosomes 


haploid = half the amount

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Double helix

Twisted ladder shape of DNA

2 strands twisted together 

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What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

1) sugar

2) phosphate

3)nitrogenous base