Genetics 1
The name for the section of information that determines traits
What is a gene
The name for the structural model of DNA
What is the double helix model
Brown eyes, tall, blonde hair are all called a Genotype or Phenotype?
What are Phenotypes
When any organism reproduces, what do we call the new organism?
What are offspring
The name for pairs of the same chromosomes (one from the mother and one from the father)
What is homologous chromosomes
Passing of genes from one generation to the next is called?
What is inheritance (or heredity)
Which of the following is a heterozygous genotype? AA Tt gg
What is Tt
The grid (tool) where we determine each possible genetic outcome of the offspring they may have
What is a Punnett square
A genotype that contains two of the same allele
What is a homozygous genotype
Cell division for the production of gametes
What is meiosis
Cell division in somatic cells
Mitosis
The odds of having a heterozygous offspring when two heterozygous parents reproduce.
What is 50%
The complete set of chromosomes of an individual, including their shapes and sizes, usually presented as a photograph
What is a karyotype
If the offspring are only tt? What are the genotypes of the parents?
tt
The stages of mitosis in order
Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
Which one is homozygous recessive, HH, Hh, or hh?
What is hh
The correct pairing of nitrogenous bases
What is: Adenine with Thymine; Cytosine with Guanine
When the phenotype of an organism is a blending of the two crossed traits, this is called ___________.
What is incomplete dominance
When the phenotype of the offspring is a combination of the two crossed traits, this is called __________.
What is codominance
The three components of a nucleotide
Phosphate, sugar, and nitrogenous base