3/31/22 Flashcards

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1
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Who is known as the father of genetics?

A

Gregor Mendel

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What are the 2 colors of the peas that Mendel used in his experiments?

A

green and yellow

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What were the shapes of the pea plants in Mendel’s experiments

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round and oval

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4
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What are the 2 types of traits that Mendel tried to cross?

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short and tall

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5
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What does a capital letter and a lowercase letter stand for in a putin square?

A

capital reps dominat lowercase reps ressecive

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6
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What is the definition of fertilization?

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joining of the egg and sperm cell

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7
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What is the definition of heredity?

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the passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.

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What did Gregor Mendel use in his experiments before pea plants?

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field mice

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9
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dominant = ______ recessive = ________

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dominant equals uppercase, recessive equals lowercase

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10
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What type of animal was the first to be cloned successfully

A

sheep

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year was the first successful animal clone?

A

1997

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12
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What country was the 1st animal successfully cloned?

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england

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13
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T/F: Gregor Mendel was a Russian Monk

A

false

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14
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________ is the advancements of the study of living things

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bio technology

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15
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Name the 4 blood types.

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A,B, AB, O

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16
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What are the 2 types of sex chromosomes that represent the female

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XX

17
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What are the 2 sex chromosomes that represent the male?

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XY

18
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How many traits are there in a hybrid?

A

2 traits

19
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T/F: Genetic disorders are DNA that have a missing link

A

True

20
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________ are traits that you want your organism to have.

A

selective breeding

21
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Heterozygous means ____

A

different