GENETICS AND INHERITANCE QUESTIONS, Exams of Nursing

GENETICS AND INHERITANCE QUESTIONS

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GENETICS AND INHERITANCE QUESTIONS WITH
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Purebred/Homozygous - CORRECT ANSWERS-An organism that has two of the
SAME alleles for a gene (XX or xx)
incomplete dominance - CORRECT ANSWERS-A pattern of inheritance in which
two alleles, inherited from the parents, are neither dominant nor recessive. The
resulting offspring have a phenotype that is a blending of the parental traits.
Codominance - CORRECT ANSWERS-Situation in which both alleles of a gene
contribute to the phenotype of the organism
Non-Mandelian genetics - CORRECT ANSWERS-Inheritance patterns that express
incomplete dominance
polygenic traits - CORRECT ANSWERS-characteristics that are influenced by more
than one pair of genes
trait - CORRECT ANSWERS-A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its
offspring through its genes.
amino acid - CORRECT ANSWERS-Building blocks of protein
peptide - CORRECT ANSWERS-short chain of amino acids
protein - CORRECT ANSWERS-An organic compound that is made of one or more
chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells
physical characteristic - CORRECT ANSWERS-a physical feature of an object
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Purebred/Homozygous - CORRECT ANSWERS- An organism that has two of the SAME alleles for a gene (XX or xx) incomplete dominance - CORRECT ANSWERS- A pattern of inheritance in which two alleles, inherited from the parents, are neither dominant nor recessive. The resulting offspring have a phenotype that is a blending of the parental traits. Codominance - CORRECT ANSWERS- Situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of the organism Non-Mandelian genetics - CORRECT ANSWERS- Inheritance patterns that express incomplete dominance polygenic traits - CORRECT ANSWERS- characteristics that are influenced by more than one pair of genes trait - CORRECT ANSWERS- A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes. amino acid - CORRECT ANSWERS- Building blocks of protein peptide - CORRECT ANSWERS- short chain of amino acids protein - CORRECT ANSWERS- An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells physical characteristic - CORRECT ANSWERS- a physical feature of an object

transcription - CORRECT ANSWERS- (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA mRNA - CORRECT ANSWERS- messenger RNA; type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome translation - CORRECT ANSWERS- Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced ribosome - CORRECT ANSWERS- Cytoplasmic organelles at which proteins are synthesized. tRNA - CORRECT ANSWERS- transfer RNA; type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome variation - CORRECT ANSWERS- Any difference between individuals of the same species. allele - CORRECT ANSWERS- An alternative form of a gene. inherited trait - CORRECT ANSWERS- a characteristic passed on from a parent to an offspring like eye or fur color karyotype - CORRECT ANSWERS- A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape. homologous chromosomes - CORRECT ANSWERS- Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes, that have the same structure, and that pair during meiosis. homozygous - CORRECT ANSWERS- Having two identical alleles for a particular gene

gene - CORRECT ANSWERS- A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait test cross - CORRECT ANSWERS- breeding that can be used to determine an organism's genotype autosomes - CORRECT ANSWERS- Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome Mendel's Laws of Inheritance - CORRECT ANSWERS- 1. individuals carry two genes for EACH trait

  1. only pass ONE gene for each trait to each offspring.
  2. Of the two genes, one or both may be dominant or recessive. Mendellian traits - CORRECT ANSWERS- traits caused by single genes Punnett Square - CORRECT ANSWERS- A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross monohybrid cross - CORRECT ANSWERS- A cross between individuals that involves one pair of contrasting traits