Lesson 2

Question 1

It means genetic makeup

Answer 1

Genotype

Question 2

It means physical manifestation

Answer 2

Phenotype

Question 3

Two types of penetrace

Answer 3

Complete Penetrace
Incomplete Penetrace

Question 4

Means the genes for a trait are expressed in all the population who have the genes

Answer 4

Complete Penetrace

Question 5

Means the genetic trait is expressed in only part of the population.

Answer 5

Incomplete Penetrace

Question 6

The degree to which phenotype is expressed

Answer 6

Expressivity

Question 7

Another term of Genetic engineering

Answer 7

Genetic modification
Genetic manipulation

Question 8

Is the modification and manipulation of an organism’s genes using technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel organism

Answer 8

Genetic engineering

Question 9

Involves altering genes inside your body’s cells in an effort to treat or to stop disease

Answer 9

Gene therapy

Question 10

Is the passing on the traits from parents to their offspring, either through sexual or asexual reproduction

Answer 10

Heredity

Question 11

Common genetic disorder

Answer 11

Down syndrome
Sickle cell disease
Patau syndrome

Question 12

Although most plants have the genetic ability to produce chlorophyll, they will do this only in the presence of light

Answer 12

Effect of light or chlorophyll production

Question 13

In their native arctic environment, Himalayan hares have white body hair with the black hair on their extremities

Answer 13

Effect of temperature on hair color in the Himalayan hare

Question 14

May be defined as being any changes in the nitrogenous base sequence of a molecule in DNA. Are passed to every cell that arises from the mutated

Answer 14

Gene mutation

Question 15

A chemical group made up of phosphate and oxygen

Answer 15

Phosphate group

Question 16

A five-carbon sugar made up of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen

Answer 16

Deoxyribose

Question 17

A chemical unit composed of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

Answer 17

Nitrogenous base

Question 18

Bases found in DNA are:
Or the DNA code:

Answer 18

Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)

Question 19

The chemical and structural properties of DNA are the bases for how genetic information that underlies heredity is both encoded in genes (as string of molecular bases) and replicated by means of template

Answer 19

DNA Code

Question 20

Every organism requires a set of coded instructions for specifying its traits

Answer 20

Genetic code

Question 21

Focuses on the use of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition

Answer 21

Stem cell therapy

Question 22

Is a technician of controlled manipulation of genes to change the genetic make-up of cells and more genes across special boundaries

Answer 22

Genetic engineering