Random Genetics Trivia

An individual with 2 different sets of DNA in different cells (from 2 embryos that fused) is a:

Gregor Mendel studied the inheritance of traits by cross-breeding ______ plants.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

Sickle-cell anemia results when a person gets two copies of a mutation that protects against:

A genetic _______ can occur when a population is reduced to a very small number of individuals.

Which of your cell organelles contains its own set of DNA?

In normal spiral DNA, the bases form pairs between the two strands. Cytosine pairs with:

Non-coding regions of DNA are occasionally referred to as "______" DNA.

The squares used to predict the results of genetic cross-breeding are called:

In genetics, an organism's observable characteristics are called its: