Dog genetics

Question 1

body orginization

Answer 1

-organism
-system
-organ
-tissue
-cell
-mito + nucleus
-chromosome
-histones
-DNA
-basepairs

Question 2

how are chromosomes found in all cells except egg or sperm

Answer 2

-diploid in all
-haploid in egg and sperm

Question 3

karyotype

Answer 3

if you laid all the chromosomes from a cell out

Question 4

how many base pairs is there in a dog genome

Answer 4

2.8 billion

Question 5

allele

Answer 5

an alternate form of a gene

Question 6

homozygous

Answer 6

possessing two copies of the same allele for a particular trait

Question 7

heterogygous

Answer 7

possessing differing forms of an allele for a particular trait

Question 8

dominant

Answer 8

an allele that is physically expressed if present

Question 9

recessive

Answer 9

an allele that is expressed (displayed phenotypically) in the homozygous state but is not expresses in the presents of a dominant allele

Question 10

genotype

Answer 10

genetic constitution resulting in the phenotype

Question 11

phenotype

Answer 11

observable characteristics

Question 12

carrier

Answer 12

an individual who carries and is capable of passing on a genetic mutation associated with a disease but does not display disease signs

Question 13

locus

Answer 13

position of a gene or genetic marker on a chromosome