Heredity

Question 1

Heredity

Answer 1

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

Question 2

Dominant Trait

Answer 2

The big letter allele (that will show up even if there is only one)

Question 3

Recessive Trait

Answer 3

the small letter allele (that wont show up unless there is two)

Question 4

Genes

Answer 4

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring

Question 5

Alleles

Answer 5

letters

Question 6

Phenotype

Answer 6

a fraction or percent of how many there is (example-3/4 are brown eyes 1/4 is blue eyes)

Question 7

Genotype

Answer 7

two letters that make up what your traits are gonna be (example- 1/4=TT, 2/4=Tt, 1/4 = tt)

Question 8

Probability

Answer 8

the likelihood of something happening or being the case.

Question 9

Homologous chromosomes

Answer 9

A pair of matching chromosomes in an organism, with one being inherited from each parent.

Question 10

Meiosis

Answer 10

a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell

Question 11

Sex chromosomes

Answer 11

a chromosome, differing in shape or function from other chromosomes, that determines the gender of an individual.

Question 12

DNA

Answer 12

the set of non-genetic traits, qualities, or features that characterize a person or thing:

Question 13

Nucleotide

Answer 13

any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA

Question 14

RNA

Answer 14

ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the blend/synthesis of proteins.

Question 15

Mutations

Answer 15

a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome.