Heredity

Question 1

Phenotype

Answer 1

Observable traits

Question 2

Genotype

Answer 2

Name of the alleles

Question 3

Heredity

Answer 3

Traits that are passed on from parents to offspring

Question 4

Gene

Answer 4

Segment of DNA that codes for a particular trait

Question 5

Alleles

Answer 5

Variety of the same gene as in dimple or not dimple

Question 6

Offspring

Answer 6

Babies

Question 7

Traits

Answer 7

Characteristics

Question 8

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 8

Requires male and female gametes to produce offspring

Question 9

Asexual reproduction

Answer 9

Does not require male and female gametes to produce offspring

Question 10

Mitosis

Answer 10

Cell division that results in two identical daughter cells

Question 11

Meiosis

Answer 11

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

Question 12

DNA

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Probability

Answer 13

A chance

Question 14

Gametes

Answer 14

Sex cells (egg or sperm)

Question 15

Punnet square

Answer 15

Diagram showing how male and female alleles might combine in offspring.

Question 16

Fertilization

Answer 16

The process by which sperm and egg combine to form an offspring.

Question 17

Zygote

Answer 17

A fertilized egg (2 haploids joined together)

Question 18

Recessive

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Homozygous recessive

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Dominant

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Homozygous Dominant

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Heterozygous

Answer 22

A mixed gene with one dominant allele and one recessive alleles; ie.. Tt, Gg, Ff)

Question 23

Gregor Mendel

Answer 23

Father of genetics. He experimented with pea plants

Question 24

Cross pollination

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Cross breeding

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Purebred

Answer 26

A pure homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive

Question 27

Hybrid (mutt)

Answer 27

A mixture of two gene one dominant and one recessive