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Chapter.13.science

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What is DNA?   The chemical code found in chromosomes that tells cells what to do.  
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What are genes?   Small sections of DNA that determine traits.  
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What is genotype?   The genetic combination or arrangement of genes within an organism.  
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What is heredity?   The passing of traits from parents to offsprings  
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What is a pedigree?   A chart that traces a trait through a family tree.  
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What is phenotype?   The Physical appearance of an organism.  
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What is a Punnett Square?   It shows the possible genetic outcomes for a offspring and helps determine the probability of those outcomes.  
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What are Traits?   characteristics that are inherited fro parents.  
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What accomplishment did Reginald Punnett have?   geneticist who used squares to understand genetic possibilities.  
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What accomplishment did James Watson and Francis Crick have?   THey discovered the shape of DNA molecules  
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What accomplishment did Gregor Johann Mendel have?   Discovered that traits are passed from generation to generation.  
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What is DNA structured like?   a twisted spiral ladder.  
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What DNA base will A fit with?   It will fit with T.  
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Who is the Father of Genetics?   Gregor Mendel  
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What is a disease from a sex-linked trait?   Hemophilia  
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What is the blending together of some genes called?   incomplete dominance  
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How many chromosomes do most people have?   46  
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In what disease are some red blood cells hard and curved?   Sicle Cell Anemia  
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What is it called when both dominant and recessive genes are expressed?   Incompletely dominant  
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What does a square represent on a pedigree?   A male  
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What does a circle represent?   A female  
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What do the vertical lines connect?   marrige  
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