Cancer

Question 1

Heredity

Answer 1

the passing of generic traits from parent to offspring

Question 2

Dominate trait

Answer 2

the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits

Question 3

recessive trait

Answer 3

a trait that reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred

Question 4

Genes

Answer 4

one set of instruction for an inherited trait

Question 5

Alleles

Answer 5

different forms of a gene dominant or recessive.

Question 6

Phenotype

Answer 6

an organism’s appearance or other dectectivable characteristic

Question 7

Genotype

Answer 7

the combination of genes for one or more traits heterozygous or homozygous

Question 8

Probability

Answer 8

the extent to which something is probable; the likelihood of something happening or being the case.

Question 9

meiosis

Answer 9

a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.

Question 10

Sex choromsomes

Answer 10

a chromosome involved with determining the sex of an organism, typically one of two kinds.

Question 11

Pedigree

Answer 11

the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred.

Question 12

DNA

Answer 12

deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

Question 13

Nucleotide

Answer 13

a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.

Question 14

Mutations

Answer 14

the action or process of mutating.