What is the phenotype of the F1 rats?
All black fur.
Provide the gametes for the F2 rat with black fur.
B and b.
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p.19
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the phenotype of the F1 rats?

All black fur.

p.19
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

Provide the gametes for the F2 rat with black fur.

B and b.

p.26
Sex Determination

What is the chromosome combination for females?

XX.

p.28
Role of Sex Chromosomes in Controlling Characteristics

What do the testes produce in XY embryos?

Male sex hormones.

p.28
Role of Sex Chromosomes in Controlling Characteristics

What do the ovaries produce in XX embryos?

Female sex hormones.

p.25
ABO Blood Groups

What are the possible blood groups of the second child?

A, B, AB, or O.

p.14
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the result of Mendel's monohybrid cross for stem length?

The F2 generation consists of both tall and short plants in a ratio of 3:1.

p.23
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the law of independent assortment (Mendel’s second law)?

It states that the separation of alleles of one gene is independent of the separation of alleles of other genes during gamete formation.

p.7
Genetics and Heredity

What is the position of a gene on a chromosome called?

Gene locus (plural: loci).

p.5
DNA Structure and Function

Who discovered the structure of DNA using X-ray diffraction?

Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins.

p.5
DNA Structure and Function

What technique did Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins use to study the structure of DNA?

X-ray diffraction.

p.9
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What did Mendel study at first in his experiments?

The inheritance of one pair of contrasting characters of pea plants at a time.

p.20
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is a test cross in genetics?

Involves crossing an organism of unknown genotype with a homozygous recessive organism.

p.21
Dihybrid Inheritance

What is dihybrid inheritance?

The simultaneous inheritance of two characteristics controlled by two different genes.

p.4
DNA Structure and Function

What holds the two strands of DNA together and stabilizes the helical structure?

Hydrogen bonds between the bases.

p.21
Dihybrid Inheritance

What did Mendel study in his dihybrid inheritance experiment with pea plants?

The inheritance of seed shape and seed color.

p.27
Sex Determination

How does the sex of a baby depend on the fertilizing sperm?

If an X-bearing sperm fertilizes the ovum, the resulting zygote will develop into a female, while if a Y-bearing sperm fertilizes the ovum, the resulting zygote will develop into a male.

p.13
Genetics and Heredity

What is the term for an individual with two different alleles for a gene?

Heterozygote.

p.16
Genetics and Heredity

What are the phenotypes of the offspring in the given scenario?

Long wings and vestigial wings.

p.2
DNA Structure and Function

What is DNA?

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the chemical that stores the genetic information in a cell.

p.1
Genetics and Heredity

How are genes passed from one generation to the next?

Genes are passed from one generation to the next through the transmission of genetic material from parent to offspring during reproduction.

p.6
DNA Structure and Function

Where is DNA found inside the onion cell?

Inside the nucleus.

p.9
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What did Mendel study in his breeding experiments?

How characteristics are passed from one generation to the next.

p.16
Genetics and Heredity

How are alleles represented in the given scenario?

Capital letter for dominant allele (N) and small letter for recessive allele (n).

p.16
Genetics and Heredity

What are the phenotypes and genotypes of the parent with long wings?

Phenotype: long wings, Genotype: Nn.

p.16
Genetics and Heredity

What are the possible alleles carried by the gametes of the parents?

N and n.

p.8
DNA Structure and Function

What are chromosomes made up of?

DNA and proteins.

p.8
DNA Structure and Function

What does a DNA molecule consist of?

Two polynucleotide chains that run in opposite directions and are twisted together to form a double helix.

p.10
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What do pure-breeding plants always produce when self-pollinated?

Offspring with the same character.

p.1
Genetics and Heredity

What is a gene?

A gene is a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

p.7
Genetics and Heredity

What is a gene?

A short length of DNA in a chromosome that provides the genetic code for a polypeptide.

p.6
DNA Structure and Function

What components need to be broken down to free the DNA from onion cells?

Cell wall, cell membrane, and nuclear membrane.

p.15
Monohybrid Inheritance

What is an example of a characteristic controlled by a single gene in fruit flies?

The length of wings, which is controlled by a pair of alleles.

p.15
Monohybrid Inheritance

In maize, which allele for grain color is dominant?

The allele for dark-colored grains is dominant to the allele for light-colored grains.

p.24
Genetics and Heredity

What does the I A allele lead to?

The production of antigen A.

p.23
Dihybrid Inheritance

What is dihybrid inheritance?

The simultaneous inheritance of two characteristics controlled by two different genes.

p.23
Linkage and Exceptions to Mendel's Laws

What happens when genes are close together on the same chromosome?

They tend to stay together during meiosis and enter the same gamete, inheriting as a unit, known as linkage.

p.2
Genetics and Heredity

What is genetics?

The study of heredity and variations in organisms.

p.21
Dihybrid Inheritance

What did the F1 generation of seeds produced in Mendel's experiment exhibit?

Round and yellow characteristics.

p.27
Sex Determination

What determines whether a zygote will develop into a female or a male?

The presence of two X chromosomes (XX) results in a female, while the presence of an X and a Y chromosome (XY) results in a male.

p.2
Genetics and Heredity

What are genes?

Characteristics passed from parents to offspring through genes.

p.28
Genetics and Heredity

What are the traits controlled by genes located on the sex chromosomes known as?

Sex-linked traits.

p.3
DNA Structure and Function

What does a DNA molecule consist of?

Two polynucleotide chains (i.e. two DNA strands).

p.19
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the genotype of the F2 rat with black fur?

Heterozygous (Bb).

p.16
Monohybrid Inheritance

In fruit flies, what is the dominant character for wing length?

Long wings.

p.22
Dihybrid Inheritance

What do the alleles R and r represent in the dihybrid crosses?

R represents the allele for round seeds and r represents the allele for wrinkled seeds.

p.29
Genetics and Heredity

What is the result of a cross between a man with normal color vision and his wife who is a carrier of red-green color blindness?

The offspring will have a ratio of different genotypes and phenotypes related to color vision.

p.26
Sex Determination

What is the chromosome combination for males?

XY.

p.24
ABO Blood Groups

What are the two types of antibodies that may be present in the plasma based on blood group?

Anti-A and anti-B.

p.4
DNA Structure and Function

Where is genetic information stored in DNA?

In the sequence of the nucleotide bases.

p.9
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

Who was the first person to study inheritance in a scientific way?

Gregor Mendel (1822–1884).

p.6
DNA Structure and Function

What makes the DNA extracted in this practical visible to the naked eye?

Impurities such as proteins.

p.13
Genetics and Heredity

What happens to homologous chromosomes during gamete formation?

They separate from each other.

p.13
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the law that states each gamete receives one allele from each pair?

The law of segregation, or Mendel’s first law of inheritance.

p.6
DNA Structure and Function

What is the purpose of adding ice-cold ethanol to the filtrate?

To form a layer on top of the filtrate and extract DNA.

p.27
Sex Determination

What is the probability of having a boy or a girl at each birth?

There is an equal chance of having a boy or a girl at each birth.

p.13
Genetics and Heredity

What is the term for the allele whose expression is masked by another allele?

Recessive allele.

p.28
Role of Sex Chromosomes in Controlling Characteristics

Where are most of the sex-linked genes located in humans?

On the X chromosome.

p.8
Genetics and Heredity

What is a gene?

A short length of DNA in a chromosome that determines the body characteristics of an organism by controlling what proteins are made.

p.8
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What does it mean if an individual has the same allele in both members of a chromosome pair?

The individual is said to be homozygous for the gene.

p.20
Monohybrid Inheritance

What is the result that confirms a pea plant with green pods is a homozygote?

Cross it with another pea plant with yellow pods. All the F1 offspring have green pods.

p.4
DNA Structure and Function

What enables DNA to replicate every time a cell divides?

Complementary base pairing.

p.21
Dihybrid Inheritance

What is a dihybrid cross?

A cross between two parents differing in two characteristics.

p.7
Genetics and Heredity

What does it mean when an individual is homozygous for a gene?

Both chromosomes carry the same allele of the gene at this locus.

p.7
Genetics and Heredity

What does it mean when an individual is heterozygous for a gene?

Each chromosome carries a different allele of the gene at this locus.

p.2
Genetics and Heredity

What are variations in genetics?

Differences in a particular characteristic among individuals of a species.

p.21
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is Mendel's law of independent assortment?

During gamete formation, alleles of one gene separate independently of the others, meaning the inheritance of one characteristic is independent of the inheritance of another.

p.10
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What character did all plants in the F1 generation exhibit?

Tall.

p.29
Genetics and Heredity

What does 'R' represent in the genotypes concerning color vision?

The dominant allele for normal color vision.

p.16
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What can genetic diagrams or Punnett squares show in a cross?

How alleles separate during gamete formation and the possible combinations of alleles in the offspring.

p.22
Dihybrid Inheritance

What are the genotypes of the female gametes in the dihybrid crosses?

RRYY, RRYy, RrYY, RrYy, RRYy, RRyy, RrYy, Rryy, RrYY, RrYy, rrYY, rrYy, RrYy, Rryy, rrYy, rryy.

p.2
DNA Structure and Function

What happens when a cell is going to divide?

The chromatin condenses to form a chromosome.

p.11
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

How did Mendel ensure self-pollination in pea plants?

By enclosing the flower in a bag to prevent pollen from another plant from pollinating it.

p.17
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the expected number of offspring with long wings if 100 offspring are produced from two fruit flies heterozygous for long wings?

75.

p.14
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What are the three possible combinations of alleles when F1 plants self-pollinate?

TT, Tt, and tt.

p.7
Genetics and Heredity

What do genes determine in an organism?

The body characteristics (or traits) of an organism by controlling what proteins are made.

p.6
DNA Structure and Function

What is the appearance of pure DNA?

Colourless.

p.2
Genetics and Heredity

What is heredity?

The passing on of characteristics from one generation of organisms to the next generation.

p.21
Dihybrid Inheritance

What did the F2 generation of seeds produced in Mendel's experiment show?

Four different phenotypes: Round and yellow, Round and green, Wrinkled and yellow, Wrinkled and green.

p.28
Genetics and Heredity

What are genes located on the sex chromosomes known as?

Sex-linked genes.

p.3
DNA Structure and Function

Who proposed the three-dimensional model for the structure of DNA in 1953?

James Watson and Francis Crick.

p.19
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

Explain why black fur is the dominant phenotype in the F1 rats.

In the heterozygous condition, only the dominant allele will be expressed.

p.29
Genetics and Heredity

What does 'r' represent in the genotypes concerning color vision?

The recessive allele for red-green color blindness.

p.11
Monohybrid Inheritance

What is the ratio of tall plants to short plants in the F2 generation?

3:1.

p.17
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What do genetic diagrams and Punnett squares give for a particular cross?

Expected results.

p.22
Dihybrid Inheritance

What do the alleles Y and y represent in the dihybrid crosses?

Y represents the allele for yellow seeds and y represents the allele for green seeds.

p.12
Genetics and Heredity

What is the genetic makeup (genotype) of the tall parent and the short parent?

TT and tt respectively.

p.24
ABO Blood Groups

What are the possible genotypes for blood group B?

I B I B, I B i.

p.25
Genetics and Heredity

What are the genotypes of the couple?

Mother: I A i, Father: I B i.

p.1
Genetics and Heredity

Apart from genes, what other factors can affect our body characteristics?

Apart from genes, environmental factors and lifestyle choices can also affect our body characteristics.

p.4
DNA Structure and Function

What type of bonds join the sugar and phosphate groups in DNA?

Covalent bonds.

p.18
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What are the possible outcomes of a test cross between a tall pea plant and a short pea plant?

If the tall plant is homozygous dominant, all of the F1 offspring will be tall. If the tall plant is heterozygous, half the number of the F1 offspring will be tall and half will be short with a phenotypic ratio of 1:1.

p.27
Sex Determination

What is the difference in the process of meiosis between the female ovary and the male testes?

All ova receive an X chromosome, while half of the sperms receive an X chromosome and the other half receive a Y chromosome.

p.6
DNA Structure and Function

What safety precautions should be taken when handling hot water in this practical?

Wear safety goggles and heat-resistant gloves.

p.15
Monohybrid Inheritance

What causes albinism in humans?

Albinism is caused by a recessive allele, resulting in a lack of pigments that give color to the skin, hair, and eyes.

p.13
Genetics and Heredity

What is the term for the allele that masks the expression of another allele?

Dominant allele.

p.16
Genetics and Heredity

How can the genotypes of the offspring be worked out?

By adding lines for all possible combinations of gametes.

p.8
DNA Structure and Function

How are the two polynucleotide chains in a DNA molecule held together?

By hydrogen bonds between the bases. A always pairs with T, and G with C.

p.26
ABO Blood Groups

What blood group does not have antigen A or B on their red blood cells and is called the universal donor?

Blood group O.

p.19
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

Explain why the F2 rat with black fur is heterozygous.

Because some of the offspring have brown fur.

p.3
DNA Structure and Function

What are the four nitrogenous bases attached to the sugar of each nucleotide?

Adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C).

p.19
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the phenotypic ratio of the offspring from the test cross?

1:1 black fur to brown fur.

p.3
DNA Structure and Function

What does the structure of DNA wrap around to form a chromosome?

Proteins.

p.20
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What does the law of segregation state?

Alleles of a gene separate from each other during meiosis.

p.14
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the name of the ratio resulting from Mendel's monohybrid cross?

Monohybrid ratio.

p.18
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What are the possible genotypes of an organism showing a dominant character?

Homozygous dominant (TT) or heterozygous (Tt).

p.7
Genetics and Heredity

What are alleles?

Two or more alternative forms of a gene that lie at the same gene locus on a pair of homologous chromosomes.

p.4
DNA Structure and Function

What is the process that makes an exact copy of DNA every time a cell divides?

DNA replication.

p.15
Monohybrid Inheritance

What determines whether a person has five or six fingers on each hand in humans?

It is controlled by a pair of alleles, with the allele for six-fingered hands being dominant.

p.5
DNA Structure and Function

What did Watson, Crick, and Wilkins contribute to the discovery of the DNA structure?

Watson and Crick proposed the double helix model for DNA by combining the results of X-ray diffraction analysis with the data obtained by Chargaff. Wilkins also contributed to the study of the DNA structure.

p.6
DNA Structure and Function

What is the appearance of the DNA when it is wound around the wooden stick?

Observe and record the appearance of the DNA as the stick is drawn out of the tube.

p.27
Sex Determination

What is the difference in size and gene content between the X and Y chromosomes?

The X chromosome is much larger and carries more genes than the Y chromosome.

p.2
DNA Structure and Function

Where is DNA usually found?

In the nucleus of a cell.

p.2
DNA Structure and Function

What is chromatin?

DNA molecule that wraps around special proteins and coils up to form chromatin.

p.3
DNA Structure and Function

What is the backbone of the DNA molecule made up of?

Sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups of nucleotides.

p.26
Sex Determination

What are the two types of sex chromosomes?

X chromosome and Y chromosome.

p.8
DNA Structure and Function

Which DNA base pairs correctly represent the pairing?

A always pairs with T, and G with C.

p.12
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What did Mendel observe in the F2 generation of his breeding experiments?

The character that had disappeared in the F1 generation showed up again, and there was an approximately 3:1 ratio of the two characters in the offspring.

p.18
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is a test cross in genetics?

A test cross is a cross between an organism showing a dominant character and a homozygous recessive individual to determine the genotype of the dominant organism.

p.9
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

Why did Mendel choose to conduct breeding experiments on garden pea plants?

Because they had easily observable characteristics, grew fast, and were easy to handle.

p.9
Monohybrid Inheritance

What is monohybrid inheritance?

The inheritance of one pair of contrasting characters (two different expressions of a characteristic) controlled by a single gene.

p.10
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What did Mendel cross-pollinate in one of his experiments?

Pure-breeding tall plants with pure-breeding short plants.

p.10
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What were the plants produced known as in Mendel's experiment?

The first filial generation (F1 generation).

p.19
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

Based on the results of the cross, which fur color is dominant?

Black fur.

p.22
Dihybrid Inheritance

What is the ratio of phenotypes in the F2 generation resulting from random fertilization of gametes from the F1 generation?

9:3:3:1, known as the dihybrid ratio.

p.11
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the F2 generation?

The second filial generation resulting from the self-pollination of F1 plants.

p.17
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What does the phenotypic ratio of 3:1 mean in terms of percentage?

75% will have long wings, and 25% will have vestigial wings.

p.12
Genetics and Heredity

What is the genotype of the pure-breeding short parent in terms of alleles?

tt.

p.28
Genetics and Heredity

What difficulty do people with red-green colour blindness experience?

Difficulty in distinguishing red colour and green colour.

p.11
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What did Mendel's monohybrid crosses on pea plants reveal?

The inheritance patterns of specific characteristics such as stem length, flower color, pod shape, and seed color.

p.24
Genetics and Heredity

What does it mean for alleles I A and I B to be codominant?

Both alleles can be expressed in a heterozygote.

p.5
DNA Structure and Function

What did Erwin Chargaff discover about the DNA of different species of organisms?

The DNA of different species of organisms differed in the proportions of bases. The percentage of adenine (A) was very similar to the percentage of thymine (T), and the same applied to guanine (G) and cytosine (C).

p.9
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What are Mendel's laws of inheritance?

Law of segregation and law of independent assortment.

p.29
Genetics and Heredity

What does 'X' represent in the genotypes concerning color vision?

The X chromosome.

p.11
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the F1 generation?

The first filial generation resulting from the cross of two parental plants.

p.22
Dihybrid Inheritance

What are the genotypes of the male gametes in the dihybrid crosses?

RRYY, RRYy, RrYY, RrYy, RRYy, RRyy, RrYy, Rryy, RrYY, RrYy, rrYY, rrYy, RrYy, Rryy, rrYy, rryy.

p.12
Genetics and Heredity

What is the genotype of the pure-breeding tall parent in terms of alleles?

TT.

p.28
Genetics and Heredity

What causes red-green colour blindness?

A recessive allele on the X chromosome.

p.12
Genetics and Heredity

What does it mean for an organism to be homozygous?

Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

p.12
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What did Mendel observe in the F1 generation of his breeding experiments?

Only one of the two contrasting characters of the parent plants was observed.

p.24
Genetics and Heredity

What does the i allele lead to?

It does not lead to the production of any antigen.

p.5
DNA Structure and Function

What personal attributes helped Watson and Crick build the DNA model?

Their creativity, collaboration, and ability to combine different scientific findings.

p.17
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the genotypic ratio of the offspring (NN:Nn:nn)?

1:2:1.

p.17
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the phenotypic ratio of the offspring for long wings to vestigial wings?

3:1.

p.28
Genetics and Heredity

What type of genetic disorder is red-green colour blindness?

X-linked.

p.26
Sex Determination

How many pairs of chromosomes do human body cells contain?

23 pairs.

p.8
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What does it mean if the two alleles in a chromosome pair are different?

The individual is said to be heterozygous for the gene.

p.28
Role of Sex Chromosomes in Controlling Characteristics

What gene on the Y chromosome determines the sex of a human embryo?

SRY (sex-determining region Y).

p.17
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What is the purpose of constructing a Punnett square?

To predict the possible combinations of gametes and the phenotypes of the offspring.

p.24
Genetics and Heredity

What does the I B allele lead to?

The production of antigen B.

p.26
ABO Blood Groups

What blood group can receive blood from any other blood group and is called the universal recipient?

Blood group AB.

p.3
DNA Structure and Function

What are the two strands of DNA twisted together to form?

A double helix.

p.10
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What happens after fertilization in Mendel's cross-pollination process?

The carpel develops into a pod with seeds inside.

p.29
Genetics and Heredity

Why is red-green color blindness more common in males than in females?

Males have only one X chromosome, and if their X chromosome carries the recessive allele, they will be red-green color-blind.

p.3
DNA Structure and Function

How do the bases on one DNA strand pair up with those on the other strand?

Through hydrogen bonds, with A always pairing with T, and G pairing with C.

p.8
DNA Structure and Function

If a DNA molecule contains 20% cytosine (C), what is the percentage of adenine (A) in this DNA molecule?

30%.

p.24
ABO Blood Groups

What are the four main blood groups in humans?

A, B, AB, and O.

p.24
ABO Blood Groups

What are the possible genotypes for blood group AB?

I A I B.

p.10
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What steps did Mendel follow to cross-pollinate the plants?

Remove stamens from immature flower, transfer pollen grains from the stamens of a flower of another variety onto the stigma, collect the seeds and sow them.

p.29
Genetics and Heredity

What is the term used for a female who carries the recessive allele but does not express it?

Carrier.

p.11
Monohybrid Inheritance

What is a monohybrid cross?

A genetic cross between two parent plants that differ in only one single characteristic.

p.17
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What may not match the expected results in genetic crosses?

The results actually observed.

p.3
DNA Structure and Function

What does the DNA structure resemble?

A ladder, with alternating sugar and phosphate groups forming the sides and pairs of bases representing the rungs.

p.12
Genetics and Heredity

What are the 'heredity factors' proposed by Mendel known as in modern genetic language?

Alleles of the same gene.

p.24
ABO Blood Groups

What are the possible genotypes for blood group A?

I A I A, I A i.

p.26
Blood Group Compatibility and Transfusions

What happens if a recipient receives blood from a donor of an incompatible blood group?

The antibodies present in the recipient’s plasma will combine with the antigens on the donor’s red blood cells, causing the red blood cells to clump together.

p.24
Genetics and Heredity

What does it mean for the allele i to be recessive?

It can only be expressed in a homozygote.

p.12
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

What did Mendel propose about inherited characteristics?

He proposed that inherited characteristics were controlled by pairs of 'heredity factors' passed on from parents to offspring.

p.24
ABO Blood Groups

How is a person's blood group determined?

By the presence or absence of antigens A and B on the surface of red blood cells.

p.24
ABO Blood Groups

What are the possible genotypes for blood group O?

ii.

p.24
Genetics and Heredity

How many alleles control the production of antigens on red blood cells?

Three alleles (multiple alleles).

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