14 - Inheritance

Question 1

What is a gene?

Answer 1

A section of DNA that codes for a specific protein

Question 2

What is an allele?

Answer 2

Different versions of a gene, that code for different versions of a characteristic

Question 3

Dominant

Answer 3

You will inherit the feature they code for even if you only have one copy of the allele. Use CAPITALS to represent dominant alleles

Question 4

Recessive

Answer 4

You will only get this feature if you inherit TWO recessive alleles from mum AND from dad. Use lowercase letters to represent it

Question 5

What is a phenotype?

Answer 5

The features you have - your physical appearance

Question 6

Genotype

Answer 6

Describes the combination of Elle legs you have for a specific characteristic

Question 7

Genome

Answer 7

Describes all the genes that you have. Our genetic makeup

Question 8

Homozygous

Answer 8

If the alleles in a matching pair are the same. Humans have 23 pairs

Question 9

Heterozygous

Answer 9

If the alleles in a matching pair are dofferent

Question 10

Monohybrid

Answer 10

The inheritance pattern of a single gene