2. A _________________________ gene, when paired with either a recessive or dominant gene at the
    same location on the chromosome, will influence the appearance of the animal. 

3. The different forms of genes are called _________________________.

4. A _________________________ trait can be ‘hidden’ and not expressed phenotypically. 

5. A brown-haired female  mating with a black-haired males may be an example of  ___________ inheritance.

6. Having one dominant and one recessive gene for a trait is known as ___________________________.

7. In genetics, the F1 generation is the _________________________.

8. An example of ___________________________ inheritance is the passing along of hemophilia.

9. The ___________________________ is the appearance of an animal as a result of the genes inherited. 

10. _______________________________ is an example of multiple-locus inheritance.

11. The _____________________________ is the actual genetic makeup of an animal.

12. ___________________ is the type of sugar unit found in RNA.

13. All human cells contain a complete genome except for mature _______________________.

14. Humans have about _______________________________ DNA base pairs.

15. What are the valid pairs in DNA? _____________________________________________________

16. The ___________________________________ is an organism’s complete set of DNA. 

17. The smallest known genome for a free-living organism (a bacterium) contains about ________ base pairs.

18. Having both dominant or both recessive genes for a trait is known as __________________________.

19. Which of the following bases does not bind to RNA?  _______________________________

20. The human genome is estimated to contain ___________________________ genes. 

21. Proteins are large, complex molecules made up of smaller subunits called _______________________. 

22. There are _____________________ different amino acids.

23. Codons pair up with anticodons as mRNA is translated into _____________________.

24. After the mRNA moves to the ribosomes, it is converted into ___________________.

25. In _______________, mRNA is produced by pairing mRNA bases with exposed DNA nucleotide bases.

26. Amino acids are linked together by _______________________________.

27. Genes in eukaryotes contain series of sequences called _____________________________.

28. Most of the human genome consists of ________________________.

29. The end product of transcription and translation is ______________________.

30. What is the correct sequence of events? 

31. The 3-nucleotide sequences in mRNA are known as _______________________.

Modes of Inheritance Notes