Uni vocabulary

Question 1

An individual who has an ally for particular trait, but not expressive

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Recessive

Question 2

And allele that will only be expressed if you receive two copies of it

Answer 2

recessive

Question 3

A type of selection in which humans choose which individual gets to reproduce with eachother

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artificial selection

Question 4

A type of selection in which humans choose which individual gets to reproduce with eachother

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artificial selection

Question 5

Variation that can exist for our particular characteristic

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trait

Question 6

different versions of a gene

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allele

Question 7

The outward expression of your combination of alleles

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Phenotype

Question 8

ACTG examples of a

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nitrogen base

Question 9

A hybrid which consists of two different alleles

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heterozygous

Question 10

UV light or x-rays are examples of this type of mutagen

Answer 10

Physical

Question 11

A type of inheritance in which one allele masks or hides the other

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complete dominance

Question 12

those are have favourable characteristics are most likely to survive in past genes the next generation

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natural selection

Question 13

The change in relative frequency of alleles in the species overtime

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Evolution

Question 14

A type of gene mutation in which one base is exchanged for another

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substitution

Question 15

genes code for

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proteins

Question 16

A type of inheritance in which both characteristics are fully expressed in the heterozygote

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co dominance

Question 17

The shape of DNA

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double helix

Question 18

consist of one sugar, one phosphate, and one nitrogenous base

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nucleotide

Question 19

A type of inheritance in which the heterozygous is an intermediate phenotype

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incomplete dominance

Question 20

when both alleles are the same

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Homozygous

Question 21

A mutation that increases the biological fitness of an individual

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Positive

Question 22

Any characteristic that increases your chances of survival or reproduction

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Natural selection

Question 23

Any characteristic that increases your chances of survival or reproduction

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adaptation

Question 24

Ability to survive and successfully reproduce

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Biological fitness

Question 25

an allele that will be expressed, even if you have one copy of it

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Dominant