Genetics test review Flashcards
What can a trait be determined by?
Genes-Dominant and recessive
What causes diseases that are inherited?
Genetics-can be Dominant (Marfan’s Syndrome) or recessive (Type 1 Diabetes)
How many parents are involved asexual reproduction?
1
How many parents are involved in sexual reproduction?
2
What is the only time the offspring of asexual reproduction is not the same?
Mutation
What can reproduce sexually?
Most animals, most plants, most fungus, some single celled
What can reproduce asexually?
Bacteria, some fungus, some single celled, some plants
Homozygous dominant
TT
Homozygous recessive
tt
Heterozygous
Tt
What does “T” represent?
Dominant
What does “t” represent?
Recessive
What is the 50/50 Rule?
Both parents contribute 50% of the genes
Who is the “Father of Genetics?”
Gregor Mendel
Humans have _______ copies of each chromosome.
2
Humans have __ body chromosomes.
46
Humans have __ pairs of chromsomes.
23
Humans have _ pair(s) of sex chromosomes.
1
Y is the ____ chromosome.
Male
Which gender is three times more likely to get sex-linked traits?
Males
___ gives trait to son. ___ gives y.
Mom, dad
___ makes kid male or female.
Dad
Chances of you being male or female?
50/50 chance
X is ______
Female
Y is ____
Male
