Karyotypes & Genotypes

Question 1

What is a Karotype?

Answer 1

Karotype is an orgainzed image of an individaule’s complete set of chromosomes from 1 cell.

Question 2

What is a Locus?

Answer 2

Locus is the location of a specific gene on a chromosome.

Question 3

What is Locus also called?

Answer 3

Loci

Question 4

What is Allele?

Answer 4

Different forms of a gene.

Question 5

What is chromosomes?

Answer 5

threadlike structure of DNA & proteins orgainzed into genes.

Question 6

Where is the chromosome found/location?

Answer 6

Found inside the nucleus of a cell.

Question 7

What is a Homozygous?

Answer 7

having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes

Question 8

What is a Heterozygous?

Answer 8

having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.

Question 9

Genotype meaning

Answer 9

Genetics

Question 10

Phenotype meaning

Answer 10

Physical trait

Question 11

How many chromosomes are in most human cells?

Answer 11

46

Question 12

How many autosomal are on a chromosome?

Answer 12

1-22 pairs on a karotype

Question 13

How many pairs of sex chromosomes are there?

Answer 13

23 pairs

Question 14

What is XX?

Answer 14

female

Question 15

What is XY?

Answer 15

Male

Question 16

How many alleles together gives us a genotype?

Answer 16

2 alleles