Terms To Remember

Question 1

What is Genetics?

Answer 1

study of heredity and variation

Question 2

It is the study of heredity and variation

Answer 2

Genetics

Question 3

It is the transmission of traits from parents to offspring through the reproductive cells, sperms and eggs.

Answer 3

Heredity

Question 4

what is Heredity???

Answer 4

It is the transmission of traits from parents to offspring through the reproductive cells, sperms and eggs.

Question 5

Any differences existing between individuals of the same species

Answer 5

Variation

Question 6

Define:

variation

Answer 6

Any differences existing between individuals of the same species

Question 7

What are somotic cells? Give some examples

Answer 7

These are body cells which make up the BULK of body.

ex. squamous cells, columnar cells, neurons, blood cells

Question 8

These are body cells which make up the BULK of body.

Answer 8

Somatic cells

Question 9

thrombocytes is an example of

Answer 9

somatic cells

Question 10

orher term for red blood cells

give 2

Answer 10

corpuscles

erythrocytes

Question 11

these cells transport oxygenated blood

Answer 11

RBC

Question 12

other term for WBC

Answer 12

leucocytes

Question 13

they are the soldiers of body bc they fight infection

Answer 13

WBC

Question 14

important in blood clotting

Answer 14

blood platelets

Question 15

The reproductive cells

Answer 15

germinal cells or gametes

Question 16

rod shaped body in the nucleus of eukaryotes and prokayotes that contains the heridatary units or genes

Answer 16

chromosomes

Question 17

define:

chromososme

Answer 17

rod shaped body in the nucleus of eukaryotes and prokayotes that contains the heridatary units or genes

Question 18

differentiate eukaryote and prokayotes

Answer 18

P | E
1. SINGLE CELLED | Single celled or multicellular

2. almost all have cell walls | none in animals
3. mode of division is binary fission | mitosis and meiosis

Question 19

What is gene?

Answer 19

Genes is a unit of inheritance of heredity

Question 20

a unit of inheritance of heredity

Answer 20

gene

Question 21

location of a gene in a chromosome

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locus

Question 22

the 2N number of chromosomes (usually in MITOSIS)8

Answer 22

Diploid

Question 23

The N number of chrosomosome (IN MEIOSIS)

Answer 23

Haploid

Question 24

what type of division sa diploid?

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Mitosis

Question 25

what type of division sa haploid?

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Meiosis

Question 26

the first generation of a genetic cross that has 2 generations

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F1 generation

Question 27

2nd generation of a genetic cross

Answer 27

F2 gen

Question 28

a pair of similar or like genes for any character

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homozygous

Question 29

differentiate homozygous and heterzygous

Answer 29

homo-generation of a genetic cross | hetero- a pair of contrasting traits of 2 kinds of genes

Question 30

a pair of contrasting traits of 2 kinds of genes

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heterozygous

Question 31

Capital letter | small

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dominant-capital | recessive- small

Question 32

What are the reproductive cells?

Answer 32

sperm and egg

Question 33

# Define: Genotype

Answer 33

particular genes of an individual that determine specific trait

Question 34

particular genes of an individual that determine specific trait

Answer 34

GENOTYPE

Question 35

it is the outward appearance of an organism caused by genetic and enironmentL influences

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phenotype

Question 36

Define phenotype

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it is the outward appearance of an organism caused by genetic and enironmentL influences

Question 37

A pair of similar or contrasting characters; one of two or more alternative state of a gene.

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allele

Question 38

What is an ALLELE?

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A pair of similar or contrasting characters; one of two or more alternative state of a gene.

Question 39

Hereditary factor that expresses itself when the genotype is heterozygous

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Dominant allele

Question 40

What is Dominant Allele?

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Hereditary factor that expresses itself when the genotype is heterozygous

Question 41

Hereditary factor that expresses itself when the genotype is HOmozygous

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Recessive allele

Question 42

Difference between dominant allele and recessive allele

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DA- genotype is heterozygous | RA- g is homozygous

Question 43

# Define: Hybrid

Answer 43

offspring of two parents that differ in one or more heritable characters

Question 44

offspring of two parents that differ in one or more heritable characters

Answer 44

Hybrid

Question 45

Difference between Monohybrid cross and Dihybrid cross

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Monohybrid- A cross in which the parent in one pair of alternative characters Dihybrid cross- the parents diff into two pairs of alternative characters

Question 46

A cross in which the parent in one pair of alternative characters

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monohybrid cross

Question 47

A cross in which the parents the parents diff into two pairs of alternative characters

Answer 47

Dihybrid cross

Question 48

A process of testing whether an individual is homozygous or heterozygous.

Answer 48

Test Cross

Question 49

A pair of chromosomes that have the same shape and contain genes for same traits.

Answer 49

Homologous chromosome

Question 50

What is Homologous chromosome?

Answer 50

A pair of chromosomes that have the same shape and contain genes for same traits.

Question 51

a sudden change in the genetic make up

Answer 51

Mutation

Question 52

what is mutation?

Answer 52

a sudden change in the genetic make up

Question 53

What is the full name of your prof?

Answer 53

Mrs. Rosario C. Salazar