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Genetic and Cells 7t
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Features like eye color, skin tone, height and hair color | trait |
| This offspring inherits its traits from one parent, it is called a tone | clone |
| Traits that are not passed down | acquired trait |
| When offspring show a mixture of parent traits | Codominant Traits |
| a single parent produces offspring | asexual reproduction |
| Two parents pass traits to the offspring | sexual reproduction |
| A trait that covers over, or dominate, another form of that | dominant trait |
| Trait that gets hidden by the dominant trait | recessive trait |
| Where is DNA stored | The nucleus |
| How many chromosomes do humans have? | 46 |
| Which is the smallest? | Gene |
| Which is the second smallest? | DNA |
| Which is the 3rd smallest? | Chromosome |
| Which is the largest? | Nucleus |
| If two homozygous Dominant parents have offspring what is the percent chance they will have a heterozygous dominant offspring? | 0% |
| During asexual reproduction where do the genes come from that are passed to the offspring? | The single parent |
| What are alleles? | an alternate form that a gene may have for a single trait |
| How many alleles do you get per trait? | 2 |
| What is polygenic inheritance | occurs when a group of gene pairs acts together to produce a specific trait |
| Name a trait that is polygenic? | skin color |
| What are your possible genotypes for eye color? | B B |
| What is your phenotype for hair? | Brown or black |
| Based on inheritance, how tall might you grow to be? | possibly your 6.0 ft tall |
| Why do recessive traits show up more often in some communities? | If there were more recessive in a community they are more than likely to be passed on. |
| How do traits seem to skip generations? | they must have to be recessive |
| What does GMO stand for | Genetically modified organisms. |