Science

Question 1

Traits

Answer 1

Characteristics or features that make up an organism( external and internal)

Question 2

Genotype

Answer 2

Represented with two letters. (RR,Rr,rr) The information on your genes (inside) you cants look at a person and read their code.

Question 3

Phenotype

Answer 3

Physical (can see it) you look at a person and you can see their traits Ex) Mrs. Wetherell has blue eyes

Question 4

Dominant

Answer 4

Traits that hide or even overpower the recessive traits. Use capital letters. Ex) R= tongue roller think most of the class can roll their tongue

Question 5

Recessive

Answer 5

Traits that are hidden or overpowered by the dominant traits. Use lowercase letters. Ex) r= non tongue roller

Question 6

DNA

Answer 6

“Code/blueprint for life”

Question 7

Chromosomes

Answer 7

Packaging of DNA humans= 46 individual and 23 pair

Question 8

Alleles

Answer 8

Individual letters that symbolize our traits