Vocabulary
Study of traits and how they are passed down from generation to generation is called:
How much probability, is in each square of the classic 4 box punnett square? How much total?
25 %, .25, 1/4
100, 1.
This type of reproduction is common in plants and involves only 1 parent:
Asexual reproduction
A physical traits that you can see or observe:
Phenotype.
Coined the Punnett square by experimenting on over 30,000 pea plants.
Gregor Mendel.
TRAIT
Heterozygous.
Double helix.
The combination of alleles (BB) would be classified as a ____________ expression.
Genotypic
How long is your DNA if you were to take all of it, out of your body?
About 7-8 football fields long.
A different version or form of a gene: ______________.
Allele.
This pair is defined as having the same alleles.
Homozygous.
What are the base pairs of DNA? (The inside of the double helix)
AT-GC
Genotype.
If an individual does not have 46 chromosomes (more or less), what may happen?
Genetic disorder or condition.
A certain gene can be expressed as two things: __________ & ___________.
Genotype and Phenotype
This trait is represented as upper case and always is expressed.
This trait is represented as lower case and is often masked by the one above.
Dominant, Recessive.
A small piece of your DNA is called a ____.
Gene.
If your body does not produce the _________, the ___________ will not be expressed at all.
Genotype, phenotype
DNA gives us the instructions to produce what energy molecule?
Protein.
Genetic code that has the instructions for your entire life is called..
** Correct saying of the molecule gets the points :) **
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Correctly identify what the pair is: Bb.
Heterozygous dominant.
How many chromosomes does the human body have? State your chromosome (Male or Female).
46 total. 23 pairs.
XY - Males
XX - Females
Brown eyes would be an a _____________ expression.
Phenotypic
The collection of your all genes in your body is defined as the human:
Genome.