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This vs That
Great & Powerful Punnett Square
Name that Cross
Maybe she's born with it
100
Gene that is always expressed, even when paired with a recessive trait.
What is Dominant?
100
Genotype or Phenotype?
Ii
What is Genotype?
100
Where the parents genotypes go on the punnett square:
What is the top & left side?
100
Bikini bottom residents can be square or round shape.
What is complete dominance?
100
A natural change in the genes of an organism that occurs randomly during reproduction or from radiation or chemical agents can all cause this.
What is a mutation?
200
A condensed structure in the nucleus that stores DNA
What is a Chromosome?
200
Inherited or Acquired traits:
Birth Mark
What is inherited traits?
200
What percentage each box inside the punnett square is worth:
What is 25%?
200
In Bikini bottom Poofkin flowers can be red, blue or both colors (red & blue)
What is codominance?
200
In finches, having a mutation that allows the bird to more efficiently extract seeds from fruit would be a _________ mutation.
What is a beneficial mutation?
300
A section of DNA that codes for a particular trait
What is a Gene?
300
Heterozygous vs Homozygous:
Hybrid
What is heterozygous?
300
B stands for Brown and b stands for blue in this complete dominant cross. How many children out of 4 should have brown eyes?
What is 2 of 4?
300
Werewolves can have brown, white, or beige fur.
What is incomplete dominance?
300
Many corn crops that are resistant to disease due to this genetic engineering advancement.
What is genetically modified organisms (GMO's)?
400
A genetically determined characteristics.
What is a Trait?
400
Heterozygous vs Homozygous:
BY
What is heterozygous?
400
Vampires can have black, white or black & white streaked hair. _____ out of ____ will have black & white hair.
What is 2 out of 4?
400
A hobby gardener decides to breed pink snapdragons. A few months later the garden is full of red, white and pink flowers. This is due to what type of inheritance pattern?
What is incomplete dominance?
400
Spiderman was bitten by a radioactive spider and developed his powers of agility and spidey senses as a result of a mutation to the _______ cells.
What are Somatic (body) cells?
500
Different forms (varieties) of a gene for a particular trait.
What is an Allele?
500
Genotype or Phenotype:
Two genes for Red hair
What is genotype?
500
Flowers can be white, pink or red. What percentage will display red flowers?
What is 25%
500
In bikini bottom jellyfish display an incomplete dominance inheritance pattern. A purebred yellow jellyfish and a purebred blue jellyfish are crossed. What are the likely color(s) of their offspring?
What is (all/ 100%/ 4 of 4) green?
500
Organisms that are suited to their environment live to survive and pass on their traits to future generations.
What is natural selection?