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| T/F: A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence. The change is always harmful. |
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| False. It can sometimes be helpful (aka animals that live in a particular area are born with a fur color that blends into the surroundings better than the others) |
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| T/F: Deletions occur when a segment of DNA is repeated. |
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| A segment of DNA is removed from a chromosome. |
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| A segment is DNA is flipped. |
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| A segment of DNA is removed from one chromosome and added to an unrelated chromosome. |
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| 2 segments from different chromosomes are changed with each other. |
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| A segment of DNA is repeated. |
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| Any chemical that causes a change in the DNA sequence. |
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What type of mutation is the follwing:
CAAGGTTGCAAG to CAGTTGCAAG |
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What type of mutation is the following:
AGTTACCAGGC to AGTTTACCAGGC |
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| What are the types of mutations? |
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deletion
duplication
inversion
insertion
translocation |
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| T/F: You inherit one allele from each parent. |
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| The combination of alleles for a certain gene (Bb). |
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| The observable traits from the alleles (brown hair). |
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| Having two different alleles (Rr) |
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| Having two of the same alleles (BB). |
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A family adopts a baby girl from another country. When the baby grows up, in which way is she most likely to be similar to her adoptive parents?
Have the same eye color
speak the same langauge
have the same hair color
be the same height |
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| Segments of DNA that contain information for a specific inherited trait are located in |
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| DNA is formed as a double helix. Each strand of DNA carries- |
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| If black hair is B and white hair is b, what would be the result of a cross between two parents with Bb? |
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| mostly black with some white |
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| The study of how traits are passed from parents to offsping is called __________. |
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| The blueprint or set of instructions for every one of an organism's cells to build the organism is called ________. |
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| ____________ and ______________ make up the backbone of the DNA ladder. |
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| What can cause a mutation to occur? |
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| mistakes in mitosis or meiosis, chemicals, or radiation |
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| Sections of DNA that control specific cell activities and characterstics of every organism are called _______. |
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| Who was the monk that worked with pea plants to learn about inheritance? |
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| Why were pea plants chosen to study for inheritance? |
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easy to grow
grew quickly
traits were easy to tell apaer |
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| The trait that is always shown is the _____________ trait |
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| The trait that is usually not shown or hidden is the _______________ trait |
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| If an organism is TT for it's genes, it is said to be _______________. |
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| If an organism is tt for it's genes, it is said to be ___________________ |
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What is the other side of the DNA helix if one side is
ATGCTTGATACA |
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| In DNA, A always pairs with _____________ and C always pairs with ___________ |
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| A checkerboard type diagram used to find the possible outcomes of offspring of 2 parents. |
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| A dominant trait is shown with a ___________________, and a recessive trait is shown with a _________________________ |
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Captial letter
Lowercase letter |
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| If T represents a tall factor and t represents a short factor, what could the genotypes of tall plants be? |
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| T/F: Every human trait has one dominant allele and one recessive allele. |
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| Snapdragons have a dominant red allele and a dominant white allele for flower color. What is the genotpye for flower color of a heterzygous flower? |
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| DNA is made up of long chains of ____________________________ |
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| The DNA double helix has the ___________ and ________ groups on the outside, and the ____________ connecting the two strands on the inside of the helix. |
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| What is the first step in DNA replication? |
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| the DNA helix unwinds like a zipper. |
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| When does DNA replication take place? |
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| Are genetic disorders contagious? |
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| What is the genotype of males with Klinefelter syndrome? |
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| How many bases make up the human genome? |
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