intro to genetics Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| The passing of *traits* from parents to offspring | Herdity |
| the study of heredity | Genetics |
| a unique characteristic or identifying feature- examples include hair color, eye color, height | trait |
| one of the two choices you get for a trait (one from dad, one from mom) | Allele |
| the two choices in your DNA for a trait- | Genotype |
| what you actually look like | Phenotype |
| deoxyribonucleuic acid: a complex molecule that carries information and determines traits in living things | DNA |
| a 'package' of DNA - humans have 46 each is responsable for several traits | Chromosome |
| reproduction resulting in a unique offspring, two parents, each contribute 1/2 of the DNA needed | Sexual reproduction |
| asexual way spem and egg cells reproduce so that they each have 1/2 the DNA needed to make a new life | Meiosis |
| A chart, similar to a family tree, used to trace a trait or illness through a family | Pedigree |
| a tool used to show the probabilty of having an offspring with a certian trait- helps you predict what the offspring will look like | Punnett Square |
| having two identical alleles for the same trait example BB | Homozygous |
| having two different alleles for the same trait example Bb | heterozygous |
| Hides the others, is the pheonotype if it is present in the genotype | Dominant |
| is hidden by doominat, only shows up if it is together with another recessive | Recessive |
| the babies | offspring |
| a tiny spot on a chromosome that controls 1 trait | gene |
Created by:
mrs Braswell
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