lab quiz 5

Question 1

genetics

Answer 1

the study of the inheritance

Question 2

chromosomes

Answer 2

are traits passed through

Question 3

DNA deoxyribonucleic acids

Answer 3

chromosomes are composed of DNA and proteins

Question 4

genes

Answer 4

are sections of DNA that encode traits

Question 5

homologous pairs of chromosomes

Answer 5

carry the same genes, but can carry different versions of each gene

Question 6

alleles

Answer 6

different versions of a gene

Question 7

phenotypes

Answer 7

physical traits

Question 8

genotypes

Answer 8

genetics traits

Question 9

dominant

Answer 9

expressed when there is one allele present

Question 10

recessive

Answer 10

only expressed when two of the same alleles are present

Question 11

interphase

Answer 11

chromosomal are replicated

Question 12

centromere

Answer 12

where the two copies of chromosome are held together

Question 13

independent assortment

Answer 13

each chromosome is paired with its homologue, and members of a pair sit on opposite sides of an imagery line that runs through the center of the cell, called the equator

Question 14

anaphase I

Answer 14

occurs when the homologous pairs separate and move toward opposite sides of the cell

Question 15

telophase I

Answer 15

when the pairs are at separate side of the cell