Meiosis and Genetics Extra credit

Genetic condition where misshapen red blood cells cannot carry oxygen effectively

• PKU
• sickle-cell anemia
• Tay-Sachs
• Huntington's disease

Describes a cell that has TWO sets of each chromosome

• diploid
• homologous
• haploid
• heterzygous

When one section of a homologous chromosome switches places with part of the other homologous chromosome

• crossing over
• heterozygous
• non-disjunction
• meiosis

If an organism's diploid number is 8, what is its haploid number?

• 6
• 8
• 16
• 4

Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

• Redi
• Watson
• Mendel
• Crick

Which human cells have 23 chromosomes?

• red blood cells
• liver cells
• gametes
• nerve cells

Chart that can show chromosomal abnormalities:

• pedigree
• karyotype
• Punnett Square
• all of the above

Can two recessive parents have a dominant child?

• Yes
• No

Can two dominant parents have a recessive child?

• Yes
• No

Which is smaller?

• Y chromosome
• X chromosome