Finals

Question 1

Dominant

Answer 1

The allele that always shows, masks the recessive

Question 2

Recessive

Answer 2

The allele is masked in heterozygous pairing

Question 3

Co dominance

Answer 3

Both alleles show equally

Question 4

Incomplete dominance

Answer 4

Neither allele is seen fully

Question 5

Polygenic traits

Answer 5

Several different genes contribute something to create a unique mixture
Ex. Height, eye color, skin color etc.

Question 6

How many chromosomes do humans have?

Answer 6

46 chromosomes (23 pairs) 44 are autosomes and 2 are the sex or gender chromosomes

Question 7

Sex cells are called…

Answer 7

Gametes

Question 8

Females produce eggs while male produce

Answer 8

Sperm

Question 9

Karyotype

Answer 9

An array of chromsomes that only has info about #s of chromosome and gender

Question 10

Punnet Square

Answer 10

A grid that shows you the % of possible traits for potential offspring

Question 11

Pedigree

Answer 11

A diagram that plots out inheritance patterns on a family tree

Question 12

DNA

Answer 12

the molecule that stores all genetic info

Question 13

Base Pairng Rules

Answer 13

Adenine pair with thyme, cytosine pairs with guanine except in RNA when uracil pairs with adenine

Question 14

Nucleotide

Answer 14

Consists of phosphate groups, sugar and base

Question 15

Transcription

Answer 15

DNA creates RNA

Question 16

Translation

Answer 16

When amino acids are joined in long strands to make proteins

Question 17

Codons

Answer 17

A triplet of nucleotides that codes for a specific amino acid