Genetics Vocab
This is where all of the DNA/Genetic information is located in the cell.
What is the nucleus?
The percentage of DNA/genetic material you inherit from each of your parents.
What is 50%?
Asexual reproduction requires _______ parent(s).
What is one?
_______ parent(s) are required for sexual reproduction to occur.
What is two?
Given the parent cross below, identify the genotype(s) possible for the offspring.
BB is crossed with bb
What is heterozygous (Bb)?
This trait is represented with a capital letter. (ex. B)
What is a dominant trait?
Brown eyes (B) are dominant to blue eyes (b). The following genotype would show this phenotype.
Bb: ____________________
What are brown eyes?
Asexual reproduction creates offspring that are ________ to the parent.
What is identical?
Sexual reproduction creates offspring that are a ______ _______ of the parents.
What is a genetic mix?
Brown hair is dominant to blonde. If a heterozygous brunette person matched with another heterozygous brunette person, _______ percent of their offspring would be blonde.
What is 25%?
This word describes a genotype that has both a Dominant and a Recessive allele.
What is Heterozygous?
The following genotype would be referred to as...
BB
What is Homozygous Dominant?
Type of asexual reproduction where the offspring starts to grow off the side of the parent and will eventually become its own individual.
What is budding?
What is small?
According to the following information, what is the phenotype for Bb?
B = Curly hair
b = Straight hair
What is curly hair?
This word describes the options an organism has inherited for one specific gene.
What is an allele?
The presence of both a Dominant and Recessive allele will show the __________________ phenotype.
What is Dominant?
Type of asexual reproduction where one parent splits into two identical daughter cells.
What is binary fission?
Many species of this type of organism can reproduce both asexually and sexually. (hint: think broad, not a specific species)
What is a plant?
Purple is dominant to white in flowers. If a heterozygous purple flower is crossed with a white flower, _____ percent offspring would be purple and _____ percent offspring would be white.
What is 50% purple and 50% white?
This word describes the physical appearance or observable expression of a trait.
What is a phenotype?
The father of Genetics is...
Who is Gregor Mendel?
Because all asexually reproducing organisms are exactly the same as their parents, they are less likely to be able to ___________ to changes in the environment.
What is adapt?
Through sexual reproduction, humans inherit ___ __________ from each parent.
What are 23 Chromosomes?
Gavin recently met Mandy at a dance. Gavin is homozygous for his brown eyes, but Mandy has blue eyes. Using the letter "B," determine the percentages of each possible genotype their offspring could have.