Mendel genetics

Who was Gregor Mendel?

An Austrian monk who learned mathematics and studied pea plants

If yo saw the letters Gg you would use the words..

Heterozygous dominant

An organisms traits are symbolized as letters, these letters represent..

Alleles

The universal donor of blood is..

O-

A y shaped protein that attaches to bacteria, viruses, peanut butter, pollen or other potential pathogen is called a(n)

Antibody

The physical appearance that is visible in a photograph is called..

phenotype

Tall pea plants (T) are dominant over short (t) pea plants. If a homozygous tall plant is crossed with a heterozygous tall plant, what will be the percent of tall pea plants

100%

VERY PROMINENT chin shape is determined by the letter VV or Vv, and the less prominent chin shape is vv. What happens if two people who have less prominent chins have kids? What would their genotypes be

vv 100%

What does it mean when a trait is polygenic?

The trait is regulated by multiple alleles

To determine gender, why is it sufficient to flip a coin one time?F

The male can donate an X or a Y, which determines the sex of the baby

F represents the gene for brown fur color and f represents the gene for white fur color. In the cross FF x ff, all the offspring have brown fur. Which genetic principle is illustrated by this cross?

Simple dominance

There are 3 proteins that make up blood types: A, B and the Rh factor (+/-) Lets leave out the Rh factor for now. Which of the following blood types shows this concept of co-dominance

AB

Alleles are alternative forms of a gene

True

When we say the flowers are purple we are describing the

Phenotype

T=Tall and t= short. Which of the punnet squares correctly shows the results of cross between a homozygous dominant and a heterozygous individual?

TT TT / Tt Tt

If a man who is type A has children with a woman type B, what phenotypes could be possible?

A, B, AB, O

If a person needs blood and they are Type AB negative. Which blood types are NOT compatible with AB-

Type AB+

What blood type does this person have?

AB-

Which blood type can be safely given to the patient below?

O-

Which of the following correctly shows an example of alleles that are homozygous dominant

AA

Could a child of blood type B, have a mother who is blood type A and a father who is blood type A?

No, both parents do not have AB or B to contribute a B allele

Which word describes agglutination

Red blood cells clump together because antibodies attach to blood proteins

Which of the blood types in the ABO system, may safely be given to a person with B blood? (ignore the Rh factor for the purposes of this question)

B or O only

The Rh factor is important for pregnant women. This is because

An Rh negative woman can make Rh antibodies if their kid is Rh positive, and hurt the second child

Which of the blood types in the ABO system, may safely be given to a person with B+ blood?

O+, B−, B+

The reason why a person may die from the wrong blood type is that

Antibodies are made against the proteins on the blood, causing agglutination

In the FACE LAB, the coin needed to be flipped 3 times for each parent to sort out the skin color. What is the genotype for a person who inherited 3 dominant alleles for their skin color?

AaBbcc

In the FACE LAB, Round Face Shape (R) is dominant to square face shape ( r ) if a kid has a round face shape he could be…

RR or Rr

In the FACE LAB, the child can have CURLY HAIR (CC), WAVY (Cc) or STRAIGHT (cc)/ the manifestation of wavy hair is an example of..

Incomplete dominance

If a person with homozygous Widows peak (WW) has a child with someone without a Widows peak (ww), then what are the chances this person will have a Widows peak?

100%

In GATTACA, the movie is set in the future. The people are selected for jobs based on their…

DNA sequence

in GATTACA, what are some of the preparations that Ethan Hawk “aka fake Vincent” uses to remain undetected as a “borrowed ladder” in GATTACA- check all that apply

Fingertip blood sachets, pre-recorded heart monitor, urine sample pouches

What was done for Vincents interview to get into GATTACA?

A urine/blood test

Does DNA determine destiny 100%?

No

Which person murdered the guy at GATTACA?

The Mission Director

What major surgery did Vincent go through?

Leg extension

In GATTACA, what is one of the lessons of the movie?

You are more than your circumstances and your DNA, You can be unstoppable if you really want something

in GATTACA, how are romantic partners determined?

Women choose the man based on their DNA sequence

Why was the name of GATTACA chosen?

The letters ATGC represent DNA nucleotides

Why did ‘Vincent” cross the road to meet Irene, even though he couldn’t see?

He did not want to reveal he had vision problems; attraction overrode common sense; Irene wanted to test Vincent

Why did Irene and “Vincent” drop the hair samples they gave each other?

Both A and B

The piano player has polydactyly. This leads to a condition that shows up as..

Extra fingers

In the MEOWSIS gizmo. the cat being diagnosed was XXY. This kind of condition is the result of a

Non disjunction mutation

In the MEOWSIS gizmo. there is a term for gene Genes are…

Parts of DNA that code for a protein

This cell refers to a body cell that is not needed for reproduction

Somatic cell

This refers to a trait that is controlled by a gene on the X chromosome

X- linked

What are the large molecules that do most of the work in a cell? They perform many roles. from signaling, to substance transport, to muscle contraction and enzymatic activity (speeding up chemical reactions)

Protein

When a sperm and egg cell unite, this is called a

Zygote

What does the shape of a DNA molecule look like?

A spiral staircase

Jerome Morrow (excellent DNA wheelchair) gives Vincent (lower quality DNA, heart defect) his identity so Jerome can

Get into GATTACA