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More Genetics - review for Winter Bio Final exam
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1What is a gene?
- AA "recipe" for how to make a protein.
- BA sequence of DNA nucleotides that provide a chemical message for printing a protein.
- CDenim pants
2What is a locus?
- AA "fixed address" on a chromosome
- BA cicada
- CA "street map" for where certain genes are on the chromosomes
3What is an allele?
- AA group of genes that determine a trait
- BOne of different versions of a gene
- CVariations of a protein recipe
4Blood Type A alleles
- AA101
- BC3PO
- CA201
5Blood Type B allele
- AType B only has one allele
- BB101
- CAll about that bass
6Blood Type O allele
- AO01
- BO02
- CO03
7Why are the "O" allele blood-type proteins non-functional?
- ABecause they are the wrong sequence of amino acids.
- BA nucleoide has been deleted from the 258th position on the gene.
- CEvery amino acid after the deletion is wrong!
8Varied alleles lead to....
- AVaried proteins
- BThe same proteins
- CBoth functional and non-functional proteins
9What is a phenotype?
- AA record player
- BAn inherited physical characteristic
- CWhat you look like, based on your genes
10One-gene phenotypes are
- AThe physical characteristics resulting from an allele at a single locus
- BFor example, what color socks you buy
- CFor example, blood type
11Poly-genic phenotypes are...
- AAlleles at two or more loci
- BProduce proteins that interact to produce a physical trait
- CFor example, skin color, hair color, and eye color
12We inherit
- A1 set of chromosomes
- B2 sets of chromosomes
- C3 sets of chromosomes
13What is a recessive allele?
- AAn allele that is only expressed when there are no dominant alleles around.
- BAn allele that is always expressed
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- Kate Kerr
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