DNA

Question 1

What dose DNA’s base?

Answer 1

Deoxyribose Sugar

Question 2

How many strands are in a single dna?

Answer 2

Two, due to its name… Double Helix.

Question 3

Humans have how many chromosomes?

Answer 3

46

Question 4

Female genes are known as Xx. What would the male genes be known as?

Answer 4

Xy

Question 5

Adenine is connected to…

Answer 5

Thymine.

Question 6

Cytosine is connected to…

Answer 6

Guanine

Question 7

How is DNA held together?

Answer 7

Hydrogen bonds.

Question 8

What is DNA made out of?

Answer 8

Phosphate, Deoxyribose, and a Nitrogenous base

Question 9

What would the base be for this strand of DNA?

atg ggc tca gga

Answer 9

tac ccg agt cct

Question 10

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 10

the prosses that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an organism.

Question 11

What is a mutation?

Answer 11

Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell (aka a lack of chromosomes… etc)

Question 12

What are these;

“The gray cat ram down the hill.”
“The gray cat ran down the ball.””
“The gray green cat ran down the hall”
“The gray ___ ran down the hall”
“The gray cat cat ran down the hall.”
“They gray”

Answer 12

These are genetic variations

Question 13

What are some pros to genetic engineering?

Answer 13

Fighting diseases
Increase in life expectancy
Increased variety of food and drinks
Nutritious food
Decrease in the use of pesticides
Medical goods
decrease in he use of resources
increase in growth rates of animals and plants
development of specific characteristics

Question 14

What are some cons of genetic engineering?

Answer 14

Religious and ethic concerns.
Genetic issues
health issues
allergies
resistant insects and pest
antibiotics resistance
reduction in genetic variety
effects on wildlife
soil pollution
displacement of natural species
influence of certain industries and interest groups

Question 15

What dose inherited trait mean?

Answer 15

A genetic characteristic passed from the parent organisms to the offspring

Question 16

What is dna?

Answer 16

Chromosomes found in the nucleus

Question 17

what is gene

Answer 17

Part of DNA found on a chromosomes that contains information for a specific inherited trait

Question 18

what is allele?

Answer 18

one pair of genes that determines a specific genetic trait

Question 19

what is a phenotype

Answer 19

The physical properties o an organism (high, hair color, etc)

Question 20

what is a genotype

Answer 20

a written code that expresses the inherited combination of alleles in an organism (CC,Cc,cc)

Question 21

What is Heredity

Answer 21

Passing traits from parent to offspring

Question 22

Dominant Trait

Answer 22

the characteristics visible when at least one dominant allele for a trait is inherited

Question 23

Recessive Trait

Answer 23

characteristic that is visible only when two recessive alleles for a particular trait

Question 24

Homozygous

Answer 24

Organism that carries two dominant or two recessive alleles for a particular trait

Question 25

Heterozygous

Answer 25

Organism that carries both dominant and a recessive allele for a particular trait

Question 26

What is Cloning

Answer 26

Technique scientist use to make exact genetic copies of living things

Question 27

Pros of cloning

Answer 27

No need classical reproduction
works without partners
not vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases
progress has been made over the past decade
more socially accepted
efficient process
help the human species survive
help prevent the extinction of species
we can preserve genetic material
help increase food production
genetic research becomes more efficient with cloning
help for organ replacements
help to remove defective genes

Question 28

Cons of cloning

Answer 28

Humans should not play god
not in line with traditional values
may not be in line with many religions
considered unethical
not mature yet
may pose serious long-term risk
may become more vulnerable to diseases
not entirely safe
very expensive
unknown consequences for life on earth may be used for the bad
may be used in military operations
lack of genetic uniqueness may become a problem

Question 29

what is In vitro fertilization (IVF)

Answer 29

One of several techniques available to help people with fertility problems have a baby.

Question 30

What are the steps of IVF?

Answer 30

Ovarian stimulation hormone therapy
egg pick up
sperm preparation
egg fertilization
embryo development
embryo transfer