Chapter.13.science Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is DNA? | The chemical code found in chromosomes that tells cells what to do. |
What are genes? | Small sections of DNA that determine traits. |
What is genotype? | The genetic combination or arrangement of genes within an organism. |
What is heredity? | The passing of traits from parents to offsprings |
What is a pedigree? | A chart that traces a trait through a family tree. |
What is phenotype? | The Physical appearance of an organism. |
What is a Punnett Square? | It shows the possible genetic outcomes for a offspring and helps determine the probability of those outcomes. |
What are Traits? | characteristics that are inherited fro parents. |
What accomplishment did Reginald Punnett have? | geneticist who used squares to understand genetic possibilities. |
What accomplishment did James Watson and Francis Crick have? | THey discovered the shape of DNA molecules |
What accomplishment did Gregor Johann Mendel have? | Discovered that traits are passed from generation to generation. |
What is DNA structured like? | a twisted spiral ladder. |
What DNA base will A fit with? | It will fit with T. |
Who is the Father of Genetics? | Gregor Mendel |
What is a disease from a sex-linked trait? | Hemophilia |
What is the blending together of some genes called? | incomplete dominance |
How many chromosomes do most people have? | 46 |
In what disease are some red blood cells hard and curved? | Sicle Cell Anemia |
What is it called when both dominant and recessive genes are expressed? | Incompletely dominant |
What does a square represent on a pedigree? | A male |
What does a circle represent? | A female |
What do the vertical lines connect? | marrige |
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