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What is the name of the shape of a DNA molecule? Double Helix
Which part of a DNA molecule contains the code for the production of proteins? Nitrogenous bases
The genotype of an organism is... It's genetic makeup (the alleles and genes)
The phenotype of an organism is... How it looks
How are mitosis and meiosis different from each other? In mitosis, the daughter cells are identical to the mother cell and in meiosis, the daughter cells are not.
Define heterozygous A genotype consisting of one dominant and one recessive allele (for example: Dd)
Define homozygous A genotype consisting of two dominant or two recessive alleles (for example: dd or DD)
If having dimples is dominant (D) then what genotype must a child who does not have dimples bet? dd
In guinea pigs, brown fur (B) is dominant over white fur (b). Design a Punnett square to demonstrate the possible outcome of two heterozygous guinea pigs. What percentage of the offspring will have brown fur? 75%
Define a gene The segment of DNA nucleotides that code for specific proteins.
Define inherited traits A trait an organism is born with (example: hair texture, hair color, eye color, ear shape)
Which type of allele will "take over" and express it's trait even if there is only one present in the genotype? Dominant
Which type of allele needs to have both of the same type present for it's trait to express? Recessive
What is the purpose of meiosis? Meiosis creates new 4 cells for reproduction that have half the amount of DNA as the parent cell.
In DNA, which base pairs bond together? A bonds with T and C bonds with G
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