Genetics
This monk is known as the "father of genetics" because of his experiments with pea plants.
Mendell
This molecule carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, and functioning of all living organisms.
DNA
This process is how a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells.
Mitosis
What is the immune system?
system in the body is responsible for protecting you from infections and diseases
In DNA, adenine pairs with this nitrogenous base.
thymine
What is a Punnett square?
A chart used to predict the probability of genetic trait outcomes between two parents.
This process is how DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division.
DNA replication
In this phase of mitosis, the chromosomes become visible and the nuclear membrane begins to break down.
Prophase
This type of tissue connects muscles to bones.
Tendon
What are alleles?
different versions of a gene, and it determines traits like eye color or hair color
This inherited condition, more common in males, affects a person’s ability to see certain colors like red and green. It is passed down through genes on the X chromosome.
Color Blindness
What links the nucleotides together at the nitrogen bases?
What is cytokinesis?
This stage of mitosis is when the cell actually divides into two new cells, each with an identical set of chromosomes.
This part of the digestive system absorbs most of the nutrients from food.
The largest organ for a human
Skin
Two hybrid (heterozygous) pea plants for seed shape (Rr × Rr) are crossed. “R” = round (dominant), “r” = wrinkled (recessive). What is the probability their offspring will have wrinkled seeds?
25%
This type of mutation results in a genetic change that gives an organism an advantage in its environment, such as resistance to a disease.
Beneficial mutation
This term refers to the division of the cytoplasm that occurs after mitosis, creating two separate cells.
Cytokinesis
This sense works closely with taste to help you identify different flavors, and it involves detecting chemicals in the air around you.
Smell
Are babies born with more or less bones that an adult has?
More
A homozygous dominant plant (TT) is crossed with a heterozygous plant (Tt) for tall height. What percent of their offspring will be heterozygous (Tt)?
50%
What are genetic disorders?
Genetic disorders happen when there is a change in the DNA. These changes can be inherited from parents or happen by chance. Learning about these disorders helps doctors find treatments and helps families understand how they might be passed on.
What happens when mitosis goes wrong?
This can lead to problems like cells not dividing correctly, which can cause disorders such as cancer. In these cases, cells might keep dividing uncontrollably.
This liquid part of blood carries nutrients, hormones, and waste products, while these solid components help with oxygen transport, immune defense, and blood clotting.
Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
True/False
Frogs and Humans both have diaphragms, 3 lobed livers and 3 chambered hearts.
FALSE