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18 Cards in this Set
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In terms of alleles, what does homozygous mean you have?
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Two of the same alleles. For example TT or tt
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In terms of alleles, what does heterozygous mean you have?
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Two different genes (Dominant and Recessive). For example Tt or tT
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What is a phenotype?
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The feature or characteristic that is expressed
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What is a genotype?
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The combination of alleles for a characteristic
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Is Cystic Fibrosis dominant or recessive?
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Recessive
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Is Polydactyly dominant or recessive?
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Dominant
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Uses of DNA finger printing?
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- Paternity and Maternity
- Criminal identification and forensics |
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What are the Social views of Embryo Screening?
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- Saves lives
- Eradicate diseases - Quality of life |
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What are the Ethical views of Embryo Screening?
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- Killing humans?
- No right to interfere (religious view) - Designer babies - Choosing gender |
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What are the Economic views of Embryo Screening?
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- Save costs
- Medical treatment -Drugs |
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What plants in Mendel experiment with?
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Pea plants
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What did Mendel experiment with that type of plant?
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They are quick at growing
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What structure does DNA have?
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Double Helix
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Name the four genetic base initials.
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A (Adenine)
C (Cytosine) G (Guanine) T ( Thymine) |
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What does the base 'A' compliment?
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T
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What does the base 'C' compliment?
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G
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What does the base 'G' compliment?
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C
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What does the base 'T' compliment?
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A
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