Genetics Review Sheet
Name ________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
Chromosome
Gene
Homozygous
Hybrid
Meiosis
Replication
Trait
Allele
Dominant
Recessive
Heterozygous
Mendel
Probability
Punnett square
Cytokinesis
Mutation
Tumor
Pedigree
Phenotype
Genotype
Haploid
Diploid
DNA
RNA
Purebred Mitosis Amino acid
DNA STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Resources: DNA worksheet, DNA extraction lab, DNA quiz
What is a gene?
Where are chromosomes located?
2 main scientists that established the structure of DNA?
Female scientist who paved the way for them?
Shape of DNA?
Sugar of DNA?
4 bases of DNA?
What pairs with what?
MITOSIS
Resources: Mitosis Poster
During what stage of mitosis does DNA replicate?
How many cells are made from mitosis?
How many chromosomes are found in each cell after mitosis? Haploid or diploid?
What type of cells are made?
Whet happens during cytokinesis?
CANCER
Resources: Cancer- Cell Division Gone Wrong Worksheet, Cancer reading.
What is cancer?
How do you treat cancer?
How do you get cancer?
PUNNETT SQUARES
Resources: SpongeBob Worksheet, Challenge worksheet(s), Punnett Square/Mitosis and Meiosis Quiz
Be able to set up and execute a Punnett square problem.
Be able to describe the outcome of a Punnett square problem:
What are the possible genotypes?
What are the possible phenotypes?
Figure out the probability or percentage of inheritance.

SEX CHROMOSOMES and SEX-LINKED TRAITS
Resources: Notes in Journal
Sex chromosomes are which numbered pair of chromosomes?
What sex chromosomes does a male have? Female?
Can you do a Punnett square that shows the probability of having a boy or girl?
Disorders on the X chromosome effect which sex more? Why?
MITOSIS VS MEIOSIS
Resources: Class notes, T-Chart, Venn Diagram, Mitosis vs. Meiosis Worksheet,
Punnett Square/Mitosis and Meiosis Quiz.
How many cells are made from meiosis?
How many chromosomes are found in each cell after meiosis? Haploid or diploid?
What type of cells are made?
How are mitosis and meiosis similar?
How are mitosis and meiosis different?
PROTIEN SYNTHESIS
Resources: Class notes, Flow Chart, practice notes from sentence activity.
Outline the process of protein synthesis- what are the steps that occur?
Where does protein synthesis start in the cell? Where is the protein actually made?
What does mRNA stand for? What does tRNA stand for?
Translate DNA into RNA: model the process of protein synthesis.
Proteins are made of what building blocks?
MUTATIONS
Resources: Class notes, journal entry
In what ways do mutations occur in a cell?
How do mutations lead to genetic diversity?
Be able to explain how whether or not a mutation is harmful in part depends on an organism’s
PEDIGREES environment.
Resources: Family puzzle, pedigree worksheet.
What information do pedigrees tell us?
What would a geneticist use a pedigree for?
Using the information on a pedigree, can you figure out a person’s genotype?
Be comfortable analyzing and drawing conclusions by looking at a pedigree.