Genetics and Blood Groups

Question 1

What is the definition of a Genotype??

Answer 1

Pair of alleles ( types of genos )

Question 2

Examples of alleles??

Answer 2

Eye colour
Hair colour
Skin colour
Tongue roll

Question 3

What is always expressed when present??

Answer 3

Dominant Alleles

Question 4

What is only expressed when no dominant one is present??

Answer 4

Recessive gene

Question 5

What is homozygous??

Answer 5

When both the alleles are the same e.g. / BB , bb

Question 6

What is Heterozygous??

Answer 6

Different alleles e.g./ Bb

Question 7

How genes are expressed e.g./ brown eyes, blue eyes

Answer 7

Phenotype

Question 8

Who started the Great Pea Extravaganza??

Answer 8

Mendel

Question 9

Where was Mendel born??

Answer 9

In the Czech Republic in 1822

Question 10

What was Mendel interested in??

Answer 10

Human deficiency

Question 11

What are grease letters for??

A , B , AB , O

Answer 11

The 4 blood groups

Question 12

What are the possible genotypes for the A blood Group??

Answer 12

IA , IA
IO , IA
IA , IB

Question 13

What are the possible genotypes for the B blood Group??

Answer 13

IB , IB
IO , IB
IA , IB

Question 14

What are the possible genotypes for the O blood Group??

Answer 14

IO , IO

Question 15

Which blood group is the universal recipient??

Answer 15

AB Blood

Question 16

What does Agglutination mean??

Answer 16

Blood Clumping

Question 17

What is an antigen??

Answer 17

Proteins of a cell surface that generate an immune response

Question 18

What is an anti body??

Answer 18

’ Y ‘ shape proteins which are a part of our immunisation

Question 19

How can agglutination be deadly??

Answer 19

The blood cells clog up which can cause blood clotting

Question 20

Is a patient had AB blood. What blood can they receive?

Answer 20

A,AB,O

Question 21

What is a mutation??

Answer 21

When something changes the base sequence

Question 22

Why do mutations sometimes affect organisms??

Answer 22

It changes the protein sequence

Question 23

Why are many mutations harmless??

Answer 23

If they are picked up naturally

Question 24

Why are some mutations harmful??

Answer 24

They can hurt an animal e.g. / Pug

Question 25

Why are some mutations beneficial??

Answer 25

The can be good because they can change the animals lives did the better

Question 26

Describe a mutation which caused a disease??

Answer 26

Cystic Fibrosis

Question 27

Which condition is caused because of an extra chromosome??

Answer 27

Downs Syndrome

Question 28

Describe a beneficial mutation??

Answer 28

Peppered moth - industrial revolution made everything black so the moth turned black so they could blend into the trees

Question 29

The ways in which organisms differ from each other??

Answer 29

Variation

Question 30

Range of values

Answer 30

Continuous variation

Question 31

Yes or no categories??

Answer 31

Discontinuous variation

Question 32

Continuous variation is .....

Answer 32

Caused by environmental e.g. / straight or curly hair and genetic e.g. / weight and height factors. Lots of genes involved

Question 33

What type of graph should you use if you have continuous and environmental variation??

Answer 33

Line graph

Question 34

What graph do you need to use if you have discontinuous and inherited variation??

Answer 34

Bar Graph