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Science Hersity
Gentics:Science of Herdity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genes are located on | chromosomes. |
| Genes are carried from parents to offspring on | chromosomes. |
| The factors that control traits are called | genes. |
| A homozygous black guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white guinea pig (bb). What is the probability that an offspring will have black fur | 100% |
| What does the notation TT mean to geneticists? | two dominant alleles for tall stems |
| The main function of genes is to | control the production of proteins in an organism's cells. |
| At which stage of meiosis do chromosome pairs line up in the center of the cell and then separate from each other? | during Meiosis I |
| During protein synthesis, the role of the transfer RNA is to | carry amino acids. |
| What is the first step in protein synthesis? | The DNA molecule unzips and messenger RNA is produced from the DNA code. |
| What is a mutation? | any change in a gene or chromosome |
| As a result of meiosis, the number of chromosomes | is reduced by half in sex cells |
| Which term refers to an organism's physical appearance, or its visible traits? | phenotype |
| Codominance is an inheritance pattern where | the alleles are neither dominant nor recessive. |