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Science Benchmark Genetics
Question | Answer |
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Mitosis and Meiosis are examples of what cell process? | Cellular Division |
What is hybrid? | an organism with two different alleles for a trait |
What is purebred? | an organism with two identical alleles for a trait |
During meiosis what is divided in half? | DNA |
What does photosynthesis create? | oxygen and glucose |
What does respiration create? | CO2, water and energy |
Define genetic engineering. | Genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism. |
How do organisms inherit traits? | on genes |
What is a mutation? | a change in a gene or chromosome |
What is phenotype? | an organisms physical appearance (tall) |
What is genotype? | an organisms genetic make-up (TT, Tt) |
What is a pedigree? | A chart or “family tree” that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait. |