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Modern Genetics

6 If there is a mutation on a gene or chromosome _______.

a. it turns the organism into a entirely different species

b. the wrong proteins are made

c. better proteins are made

7 Which is an example of a genetic disorder?

a. common cold

b. AIDS

c. Down syndrome

d. tendonitis

1 A _______ is person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele. Circle the answer.

3 What is a mutation?

a. a type of RNA

b. a type of disease

c. a change that takes place on a gene or a chromosome

2 During _______, mRNA is translated to produce a very specific protein. Circle the answer letter.

a. cellular respiration

b. protein synthesis

c. mitosis

10 DNA fingerprinting is used to _______.

a. determine who touched something

b. read the pattern of a person’s DNA

c. tally the nitrogen base pairs of a person’s DNA

9 What is a karyotype?

a. a picture of the actual chromosomes of an organism

b. a list of possible genetic disorders

c. a type of genetic disorder

8 Selective breeding is choosing certain parents resulting in offspring with desireable traits. Which is an example of selective breeding?

5 _______ is a process that uses genetic engineering to correct some genetic disorders in humans.

a. Hybridization

b. Cloning

c. Gene therapy

4 A _______ is a chart or “family tree” that geneticists use to track members of a family that have a specific trait.

LifeSci

Name ____________________________ Class __________________ Date ____________

hemophilia hybridization cloning

pedigree

karyotype

Punnett square

gene carrier

defect protein

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Modern Genetics - Answer Key

6 If there is a mutation on a gene or chromosome _______.

a. it turns the organism into a entirely different species

b. the wrong proteins are made

c. better proteins are made

7 Which is an example of a genetic disorder?

a. common cold

b. AIDS

c. Down syndrome

d. tendonitis

1 A _______ is person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele. Circle the answer.

3 What is a mutation?

a. a type of RNA

b. a type of disease

c. a change that takes place on a gene or a chromosome

2 During _______, mRNA is translated to produce a very specific protein. Circle the answer letter.

a. cellular respiration

b. protein synthesis

c. mitosis

10 DNA fingerprinting is used to _______.

a. determine who touched something

b. read the pattern of a person’s DNA

c. tally the nitrogen base pairs of a person’s DNA

9 What is a karyotype?

a. a picture of the actual chromosomes of an organism

b. a list of possible genetic disorders

c. a type of genetic disorder

8 Selective breeding is choosing certain parents resulting in offspring with desireable traits. Which is an example of selective breeding?

5 _______ is a process that uses genetic engineering to correct some genetic disorders in humans.

a. Hybridization

b. Cloning

c. Gene therapy

4 A _______ is a chart or “family tree” that geneticists use to track members of a family that have a specific trait.

LifeSci

Name ____________________________ Class __________________ Date ____________

hemophilia hybridization cloning

pedigree

karyotype

Punnett square

gene carrier

defect protein

CRCR

CRCW

CWCW

Cw

Cw

CR CR

CRCw CRCw

CRCw CRCw

1 2 3 4 5

16 17 18

1211109876

151413

19 20 21 22 23

GG GUU UAA A A A ACU U C C UUU U C

GAA

C

GA

T

GG

Gg Gg

G

G

G

g

GG

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