Question | Answer |
The study of heredity. | Genetics |
Another word for an allele. | Trait |
Example of a homozygous genotype. | Any two of the same letter. - BB/bb |
Probability of a flipped coin landing on heads. | 50% |
Term that refers to a physical description of a trait. | Phenotypes- (Ph...Physical) |
A molecule made of nitrogen bases, phosphate, and sugar that contain instructions for all the characteristics of that organism. | DNA |
A characteristic carried by our genes. | Trait |
A piece of our DNA. | Gene |
The passing of traits from parents to offspring. | Heredity |
The visible traits. | Phenotype |
Triat when present is visible. | Dominant |
Trait, when present, without dominant gene, is visible. | Recessive |
Traits from one parent. | Allele |
Combination of each allele from parents. | Genotypes |
Same allele for one trait (BB) | Homozygous |
Different allele for one trait. (Bb) | Heterozygous |
Likelihood of something happening. | Probability |
Table that shows all the possibilities of the offspring. | Punnett Square |
Neither dominant nor recessive. | Codominance |
Offsprings traits are identical to parent. | Purebred |
Trait with 2 different alleles (Hh) | Hybrid |
Traits combine to make new traits. | Incomplete dominance |
A change in a gene. | Mutation |
A chart showing family traits (a family tree of genetic traits) | Pedigree |
Name the disorder where the blood does not clot properly. | Hemophilia |
Offspring are black with white spots. What is this called? | Incomplete dominence |
Cancer is caused by a mutation. True or false? | True |
If Bb is crossed with bb what percent of the offspring will not be black? (Black is dominant.) | 50% |