Unit 5 Melanin: Natural Selection/Inheritance/Proteins

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

Back

Heterozygous

Front

What does DNA code for in living organisms?

Back

Proteins

Front

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

Back

Leucine

Front

In a changing environment, which moth will be more successful if the trees return to their original color?

Back

Light moth

Front

What is the genotype of a parent that can produce both dominant and recessive alleles?

Back

Bb

Front

What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

Genotype

Front

What is natural selection?

Back

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Front

What is the role of proteins in the body?

Back

Proteins are essential for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.

Front

What is a Punnett square used for?

Back

To predict the genotypes of offspring from a genetic cross.