Deck 2 (slides 7-10) Flashcards
Most human traits are not governed by a single ______ of genes.
Pair
Traits controlled by 2 or more pairs of genes are called ___________.
Polygenic
Most human traits are _______.
Polygenic
Some examples of polygenic traits are human _______, _______ color, _______ color, _______ color.
Height, hair, skin, eye
Many human traits are strongly influenced by the _____________.
Environment
Some human traits influenced by the environment are _______ and ________.
Diet, exercise
Human average height has increased 10 cm since the 1800s due to ____________ improvements (genes haven’t changed).
Nutritional
If a person does not reach their full height because of ______ diet in one generation, those genes in future generations may still reach their ______ expression with a proper diet (the genes were not damaged by the poor diet).
Poor, full
Our complete set of genetic information is called the __________ ___________.
Human Genome
The Human Genome contains approximately ___________ genes (in each _______).
40,000; cell
The Human Genome ___________ has ________ the DNA of the entire human genome.
Project, sequenced
Some of the very first human genes to be identified were those that control human ________ ________.
Blood type
Humans have _____ types of blood group genes.
Two
The two types of blood group genes are _____ and ______.
Rh, ABO
The Rh blood group protein is found on _____ blood cells.
Red
