Genetics + Inheritance

Question 1

What does variation mean?

Answer 1

Differences between organisms

Question 2

What does species mean?

Answer 2

A group of living organisms containing similar individuals

Question 3

What are the two different versions of variation?

Answer 3

Genetics + Environment

Question 4

What type of variable is variation?

Answer 4

Discrete or Continuous

Question 5

What are monogenic traits?

Answer 5

Characteristics caused by a single gene

Question 6

What are polygenic traits?

Answer 6

Characteristics caused by many genes

Question 7

How are monogenic traits displayed?

Answer 7

Discrete - Bar Chart

Question 8

How are polygenic traits displayed?

Answer 8

Continuous - Line graph

Question 9

If a human has a dominant allele and a recessive one which will show?

Answer 9

Dominant

Question 10

How many pairs of chromosomes in the human body?

Answer 10

23

Question 11

Which gender is XX?

Answer 11

Male

Question 12

Which gender is XY?

Answer 12

Female

Question 13

What does each gene do?

Answer 13

Code to make a particular protein in the body

Question 14

Where are chromosomes found and what are they made of?

Answer 14

Nucleus + DNA

Question 15

What is a gene?

Answer 15

A short section of DNA

Question 16

Order: DNA, Chromosomes, Gene (largest to smallest)

Answer 16

Chromosomes, DNA, Gene

Question 17

What is an allele?

Answer 17

A different type of gene

Question 18

Where do alleles come from?

Answer 18

Parents/Sex Cells