Vocabulary
Term for the female gametes in animals
Egg
Probability this couple has a kid with the recessive trait
Ff x Ff
25%
A tool used to predict the phenotypic ratios of the offspring of a cross and a couples' activity at a Western themed party
Punnett Square Dance
A version/variant of a gene
Alelle
How many chromosomes would be in a gamete that could cause Down syndrome?
24
The most common or "normal" version of a gene and a tool used before the invention of keyboards
Wild type writer
The term used to describe the chromosome count of a gamete
Haploid
Probability this couple has a kid with both recessive traits: AaBb x Aabb
1/8 or 12.5%
The polymer containing genetic information for all living things and the disease where stomach contents move back into the esophagus, causing chest pain.
Deoxyribonucleic acid reflux
When a single gene codes for several traits
Pleiotropy
How many chromosomes would be in the leg cell of an individual with Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY)
47
An adjective describing an image that varies in tones of only one color and a molecule existing in 23 pairs in humans.
Monochromosome
Term for the ability of a trait to vary in response to environmental conditions
Phenotypic Plasticity
A mother carries an X-linked disease. What is the probability her son has the disease? Assume a healthy father.
50%
An animated movie about the land of the dead and a form of inheritance where both forms of the allele are simultaneously displayed in heterozygotes
CoCodominance