1. Genetic Vocabulary Practice

2. What to do Open a blank page in Educreations or Notability I will show you a word or letter(s) You WRITE what it means, and add a PICTURE/EXAMPLE if you can.

3. For Example If I said “Cell” You could write something like “the smallest basic unit of life.” and You could draw a cell

4. Nucleus

5. Answer: Organelle (cell part) where DNA is stored Examples:

6. Chromosome

7. Answer: A single piece of coiled DNA A tight bundle of DNA Examples:

8. DNA

9. Answer: A molecule containing coded instructions for life Examples:

10. Gene

11. Answer: A section of DNA containing instructions Examples:

12. Trait

13. Answer: Any feature of a living thing determined by its genes Examples:

14. Allele

15. Answer: One of a number of different forms of a gene Examples:

16. Dominant

17. Answer: Any capital letter An allele that covers up recessive alleles Examples: R T B H

18. Recessive

19. Answer: Any lowercase letter An allele that gets covered up dominant alleles Examples: r t b h

20. Homozygous

21. Answer: Any genotype with two of the same alleles Examples: rr RR BB bb

22. Heterozygous

23. Answer: Any genotype with two different alleles Examples: Bb Tt Hh Rr

24. Homozygous Dominant

25. Answer: Genotype with two dominant alleles (homo = same, dominant = big/strong) Examples: BB HH TT RR

26. Homozygous Recessive

27. Answer: Genotype with two recessive alleles (homo = same, dominant = little/weak) Examples: bb hh tt rr

28. Genotype

29. Answer: The genes (letters) an organism has Examples: BB Bb bb TT Tt tt

30. Phenotype

31. Answer: The traits (looks) an organism has Examples: Blue Eyes Brown Eyes Hitchhiker’s Thumb Black Hair Curly Hair Dimples

32. Artificial Selection (aka Selective Breeding)

33. Answer: The modification of traits by choosing which organisms reproduce Examples:

34. Genetic Engineering

35. Answer: The modification of traits by “messing with” the organism’s DNA. Examples:

36. Genetic Engineering

37. Genetic Engineering 