What is the term for the type of trait that is only expressed if both parents pass on the allele? (hint - we use lower case letters to represent it)
Recessive
100
The color of a cow's coat is an example of a co-dominant trait? What will the phenotype be when a brown cow is crossed with a white cow?
Brown and white
100
What is the shape of a DNA molecule?
Double Helix or Twisted Ladder
100
What is the name of the single stranded messenger molecule that brings the genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?
RNA
100
Which player has the most total points during the 2017 NBA playoffs?
LeBron James
200
What is the term for a genotype where both parents pass on the same type of allele? (HH or hh)
Homozygous
200
Hair texture in humans is an example of an incompletely dominant trait. Describe the phenotype of the offspring of a straight-haired parent and a curly-haired parent.
Wavy hair - somewhere between curly and straight
200
Name any two DNA nucleotide bases
Thymine, Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine
200
What is the name of the nucleotide base that is present in RNA but not DNA?
Uracil
200
What is the name of the Phillies stadium?
Citizens Bank Ballpark
300
Brown eyes is dominant and blue eyes are recessive in humans. What are the chances that two heterozygous brown eyed parents will produce a blue eyed baby?
25%
300
In snapdragon plants, heterozygous (RW) individuals have a pink color, and homozygous (RR or WW) individuals have a red or white color. What percentage of offspring of two pink plants will be red?
25%
300
What two structures make up the backbone of DNA?
Deoxyribose Sugar and Phosphate
300
What is the name of the building blocks that make up proteins?
Amino Acids
300
Name any two of the three singers on the current #1 hit "Despacito"
Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi
400
In cats, short tails are dominant and long tails are recessive. Two short tailed cats have 12 kittens. 9 of the kittens have short tails and 3 of the kittens have long tails. What are the genotypes of the parents? Explain.
Heterozygous. 25% of babies have the recessive trait.
400
Hemophilia is an x-linked recessive trait. What is the genotype of a female carrier for hemophilia?
XX and Hh
400
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
400
What structure is responsible for synthesizing proteins in the cell?
Ribosome
400
Ariana Grande held a benefit concert over the weekend for the victims of a terrorist attack in which city?
Manchester
500
Widow's peak is a dominant trait in humans. A father with a widow's peak and a mother without a widow's peak have 100 kids, all with widow's peaks. What is the genotype of the father? Explain.
Homozygous dominant (WW)
500
Hemophilia is an x-linked recessive disease. What percentage of male offspring will have hemophilia if a female carrier mates with a healthy male?
50%
500
What is the name of the protein that is responsible for unzipping the DNA double helix during replication?
DNA Helicase
500
If a protein contains 100 amino acids, how many nucleotide bases are in the gene that codes for it? Explain.
300. Each 3 RNA bases produces one amino acid.
500
Name any two members of the Jackson 5 other than Michael