Heredity

Question 1

observable traits

Answer 1

phenotype

Question 2

name of the alleles

Answer 2

genotype

Question 3

traits that are passed of from parents to offspring

Answer 3

heredity

Question 4

segment of DNA that codes for a particular trait

Answer 4

gene

Question 5

Variety of the same gene as in dimple or not dimple

Answer 5

Alleles

Question 6

babies

Answer 6

offspring

Question 7

characteristics

Answer 7

traits

Question 8

requires male and female gametes to produce offspring

Answer 8

sexual reproduction

Question 9

does not require male and female gametes to produce offspring

Answer 9

asexual reproduction

Question 10

cell division that results in two identical daughter cells

Answer 10

mitosis

Question 11

cell division that produces sex cells, each cell is unique (different from one another)

Answer 11

meiosis

Question 12

located in the nucleus of a cell; it is a genetic material

Answer 12

DNA

Question 13

a chance

Answer 13

Probability

Question 14

sex cells (egg or sperm)

Answer 14

gametes

Question 15

diagram showing how male and female allele might combine in offspring

Answer 15

punnett square

Question 16

the process by which sperm and egg combine to form an offspring

Answer 16

fertilization

Question 17

A fertilized egg (2 haploids joined together)

Answer 17

zygote

Question 18

a gene that is expressed only when there are 2 copies of the same alleles (ff)

Answer 18

recessive

Question 19

2 copies of the same recessive alleles (small small letter: gg, ff)

Answer 19

homozygous recessive

Question 20

a gene that is expressed either with 1 or 2 copies of the alleles

Answer 20

Dominant

Question 21

2 copies of the same dominant alleles (big big letter: ie TT, GG, FF)

Answer 21

homozygous dominant

Question 22

a mixed gene with one dominant allele and One recessive allele; ie Tt, Gg, Ff)

Answer 22

heterozygous

Question 23

father of genetics. He experimented with pea plants

Answer 23

Gregor Mendel

Question 24

the crossing of gene between two flowers; done by insects, human, winds)

Answer 24

cross pollination

Question 25

the crossing of genes between two animals of the same species; human involve in the breeding to select desired traits

Answer 25

cross breeding

Question 26

a pure homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive

Answer 26

purebred

Question 27

a mixture of two gene one dominant and one recessive

Answer 27

hybrid (mutt)