Genetic Stuff

Question 1

Short tandem repeat

Answer 1

The same Repeat sequence of Nucleotides which is non-coding

Question 2

DNA

Answer 2

-Deoxyribose nucleic acid
-biological macromolecule which Carrie’s hereditary information

Question 3

Allele frequency

Answer 3

-Number of individual alleles of a certain type in a population
-between 0-1
-how common an allele is in a population

Question 4

Gene flow

Answer 4

Migration of individuals between populations therefore the migration of genes between populations

Question 5

Genetic drift

Answer 5

Change in allele frequency over time due to random selection

Question 6

Allele

Answer 6

Specific variation of a gene

Question 7

Gene pool

Answer 7

Collection of different genes within an interbreeding population

Question 8

Gene

Answer 8

Section of DNA that codes for a specific trait at a specific locus

Question 9

Mutation

Answer 9

Spontaneous and permanent change In the DNA structure/base sequence

Question 10

Locus

Answer 10

The physical location of the gene on a chromosome

Question 11

Recombinant DNA

Answer 11

DNA from two species that are combined