Genetics Jeopardy

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Question: A dominant trait is represented by what type of letter? A recessive trait is represented by what type of letter? Check Your Answer Basic Genetics for 100

1.Answer: A capital letter : 2.A lower case letter: a Basic Genetics for 100 Return to the Main Board

Question: Who is the father of genetics? Check Your Answer Basic Genetics for 200

Answer: Gregor Mendel Basic Genetics for 200 Return to the Main Board

Question: 1.What does homozygous mean? Give an Example 1.What does Heterozygous mean? Give an Example Basic Genetics for 300 Check Your Answer

Answer: Homozygous- A genotype that is the same. HH hh Heterozygous- A genotype that is different. Hh Basic Genetics for 300 Return to the Main Board

Question: What is an organisms physical appearance called? Give an Example What is an organisms genetic makeup called? Give an example Basic Genetics for 400 Check Your Answer

Answer: Phenotype- physical Tall, Brown Eyes, Blood Type A Genotype- genetic makeup TT or Tt I A i, ii Basic Genetics for 400 Back to Game Board

Question: What is the genotype of person # 1 and #2. The shaded in squares represent hemophilia which is recessive disorder. H- Not Hemophilic h- hemophilic Check Your Answer Basic Genetics for 500

Answer: #1 is hh- #2- Hh Basic Genetics for 500 Back to Game Board

Question: Pink flowers (RW) are an example of what type of inheritance Check Your Answer Exceptions for 100

Answer: Incomplete dominance Exceptions for 100 Back to Game Board

Question: Give an example of Co-dominance Genotype and Phenotype Check Your Answer Exceptions for 200

Answer: Roan Cow (Red and White RW Black and White pig BW Exceptions for 200 Back to Game Board

Blood types are examples of what type of inheritance? Check Your Answer Exceptions for 300

Answer: Multiple Alleles Replication for 300 Back to Game Board

Question: 1.Many genes that code for the same trait is called ______________ type of inheritance. 2.Name an example of this Check Your Answer Exceptions for 400

Answer: Polygenic Trait Hair color, Eye color, and Skin color Exceptions for 400 Back to Game Board

Check Your Answer Exceptions for 500 Question: What type of trait is located on either the X or Y chromosome? 2. Which chromosome is it predominantly located on? 3. What number chromosome are the X and Y on a Karotype?

Answer: 1.Sex-linked Traits 2.X chromosome 3.Chromosome #23 Exceptions for 500 Back to Game Board

Question: Yellow (Y) is Dominant over Green (y). Cross two heterozygous yellow plants. List the phenotype and genotype percentages? Check Your Answer Punnett Squares for 100

Answer: Genotype: YY= 25% Yy=50% yy=25% Phenotype: Yellow=75% and green=25% Back to Game Board Punnett Squares for 100

Question: Question: Yellow (Y) is Dominant over Green (y). Cross a heterozygous yellow plants with a homozygous yellow plant. List the phenotype and genotype percentages? Check Your Answer Punnett Squares for 200

Answer: Genotypes: YY= 50% Yy=50% Phenotypes: Yellow= 100% Back to Game Board Punnett Squares for 200

Question: Neither Black fur (BB) nor White fur (WW) is dominant in mice. A black furred and white furred mouse will produce gray furred mice (BW). Cross two gray furred mice. What are the genotypes and phenotypes? Extra Credit= What type of inheritance is this? Check Your Answer Punnett Squares for 300

Answer: Genotypes: BB:25% BW: 50% WW: 25% Phenotypes Black=25% Gray=50% White=25% Back to Game Board Punnett Squares for 300

Question: A man with blood type AB and a woman with blood type O are married. List the genotype and phenotype percentages for their offspring. Check Your Answer Punnett Squares for 400

Answer: Genotypes: I A i= 50% I B i= 50% Phenotypes: Type A= 50% Type B=50% Back to Game Board Punnett Squares for 400

Question: Match the baby to the right parent. Draw a punnett square to prove your answer. Check Your Answer Punnett Squares for 500 Mr. Smith Mrs. Smith Mr. Johson Mrs. Johnson Baby #1 Baby #2 ABABBOB

Answer: Baby #1=Mr. and Mrs. Smith Type O Baby #2= Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Type B Back to Game Board Punnett Squares for 500

Question: What are a females sex chromosomes? What are a males sex chromosomes? Check Your Answer Random for 100

Answer: Female= XX Male=XY Back to Game Board Random for 100

Question: What is it called when scientist can compare the DNA of suspects to the DNA from a crime scene? Check Your Answer Random for 200

Answer: DNA fingerprinting Back to Game Board Random for 200

Question: Is this a male or female? What disorder does this person have? Extra Credit: What cause this? (Specific Name) Check Your Answer Random for 300

Answer: Female Down Syndrome Non-disjunction Back to Game Board Random for 300

Question: Transferring normal human genes to replace defective ones is called__________________. Check Your Answer Random for 400

Back to Game Board Random for 400 Answer: GeneTherapy

Check Your Answer Random for 500 Question: What is recombinant DNA? What is a use of recombinant DNA today?

Answer: DNA from two different species combined. Using bacteria to make medicines such as insulin GMO fruits and veggies Chickens resistant to E coli. Back to Game Board Random for 500

Check Your Answer Honors for 100 Question: What cells are diploid?

Answer: Body cells Back to Game Board Honors for 100

Check Your Answer Honors for 200 Question: What increases genetic diversity in our species and happens during Meiosis?

Answer: Crossing Over Back to Game Board Honors for 200

Question: What is the range of chromosomes affected by autosomal disorders? Check Your Answer Honors For 300

Answer: 1-22 chromosomes Back to Game Board Honors for 300

Question: What was the name of the initiative that scientists worked on for years to sequence all of our DNA? Check Your Answer Honors for 400

Answer: Human Genome Project Back to Game Board Honors for 400

Question: What is the name of the law that states that alleles will separate during meiosis? Check Your Answer Honors for 500

Answer: The law of segregation Back to Game Board Honors for 500