Name:_________________________________
Genetics
Textbook Survey
1. Is using the glossary a good way to complete vocabulary assignments? _______
2. What is a genome? ____________________________________________________________________
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3. What page is the definition for gene therapy on? _________________________
4. On what pages would I find information on polygenic traits? ______________________________
5. What page is table for the genetic code on? ___________________________________
6. What amino acid does UUU code for? _________________________________________
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Is there a genetic component to eating disorders? ______________________________
8. Is albinism recessive or dominant? (circle one)
9. What chapter and section is cancer as a genetic disorder in? _____________________
10. What organism is genetically modified to produce jeans? _________________________________
11. What is Mendel’s first name? (spelled correctly) ____________________________________
12. Who is Mendel? ________________________________________________
13. What was Mendel’s profession before he became a geneticist? ____________________________
14. Name one area of genetics that interests you most. __________________________________________
Chapter 1 Reading Guide
1. Genes-______________________________________________________________________________
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2. DNA-_______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Genome-____________________________________________________________________________
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4. When was bioethics founded?____________________
5. What is bioethics?_____________________________________________________________________
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6. Why would someone want to take a gene test?______________________________________________
7. Would you be interested in taking a gene test?______________________________________________
8. Name one thing Mackenzie learned from her genes.__________________________________________
9. Name one thing Laurel learned from her genes.______________________________________________
10. Could insurance companies deny coverage to either girl based on what they learned? _______________
11. Give one example of a mutation that has a positive outcome. _______________________________
12. Polymorphism-_____________________________________________________________________
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13. ______________________-is a “picture of someone’s chromosomes.”
14. What is a karyotype used for? __________________________________________________________
15. Explain the difference between the following pairs of words.
a. Autosome and Sex chromosome ___________________________________________________
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b. Genotype and Phenotype ________________________________________________________
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c. DNA and RNA _________________________________________________________________
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d. Recessive and Dominant traits _____________________________________________________
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e. Absolute and Relative risk ________________________________________________________
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f. Mendelian trait and multifactorial trait ______________________________________________
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16. Why would age be considered a risk factor for women wanting to have children? __________________
17. Transgenic-_________________________________________________________________________
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18. GM in genetics means________________________ ______________________.
19. What is hemophilia? __________________________________________________________________
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Connect the terms below with the term that goes with it on the right with an arrow.
20. Family
21. Individual
22. Population
a. gene pool
b. karyotype
c. pedigree