3/31/22 Flashcards

1
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Who is known as the father of genetics

A

Gregor Mendel

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2
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What are the 2 colors of the peas that mendel used in his experiments

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Green and yellow

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3
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What were the shapes of the pea plants in mendel’s experiment

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Round and oval

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4
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What are the 2 types of traits that Gregor Mendel tried to cross

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Short and tall

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5
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What does a capital letter and a lowercase letter stand for

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Dominant and recessive

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6
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What is the definition of fertilization

A

A new organism begins to form when egg and sperm join in the process

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7
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What is the definition of heredity

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The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

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8
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What did gregor mendel use in his experiment before pea plants

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Field mice

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9
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Dominant = ___ recessive = ____

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Dominant = bully recessive = wimpy

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10
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What type of animal was first cloned successfully

A

sheep

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11
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What year was the first successful animal cloned

A

1997

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12
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What country was the first animal successfully cloned

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England

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13
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T/F Gregor Mendel was a russian monk

A

False

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14
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____ is the advancement of the study of living things

A

bio-technology

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15
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Name the 4 blood types

A

A, B, AB, O

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16
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What are the 2 types of sex chromasomes that represent the female

A

X and x

17
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What are the 2 sex chromesomes that represents the male

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X and y

18
Q

How many traits are there in a hybrid

A

2

19
Q

T/F genetic disorders are DNA that have a missing link

A

True

20
Q

Selective breeding

A

are traits that you want your organism to have

21
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Heterozygous means ______

A

An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait