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Blume CH 5 #27-40

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A person with phenotype A blood has how many possible genotypes?   two  
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A person with phenotype O blood has how many possible genotypes?   one  
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Type O blood is dominant or recessive?   recessive  
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Genes on chromosomes control the _______ that show up in an organism.   traits  
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During _______, a pair of chromosomes separates and the ________ move into separate cells.   1. meiosis 2. alleles  
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The study of how traits are inherited is __________.   genetics  
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The different forms of a trait that a gene may have are _________.   alleles  
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An allele inherited on an X or Y chromosomes is a __________________.   sex-linked gene  
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For humans, XX is a ________ and XY is a __________.   1. female 2. male  
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_____________ are genes that are altered or copied incorrectly.   mutations  
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How is it possible for 2 parents with brown eyes to have a child with blue eyes?   They would be heterozygous for brown eyes. This means there is a 25% chance of the child having blue eyes when you make a Punnett square for the parents.  
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What chromosome disorder causes Down Syndrome?   It is caused when a person inherits 3 chromosomes for chromosome pair # 21.  
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How do scientists make a bacteria cell produce insulin needed by Type 1 diabetics?   They take out a portion of DNA from a bacterium, and scientists replace that cut out spot with an insulin allele. That way when the bacterium reproduces, it produces insulin.  
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How is gene therapy used to help cystic fibrosis?   It is used because the virus implanted with normal genes, DNA, and RNA invades a cell and lets out the normal gene into it. This can help with producing medicines to help stop cystic fibrosis.  
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