Albino squirrel vocab Act 1-8

Who originally gives traits to the offspring?

• 50% biological female 50% biological male

• Biological siblings

• Adults that live in your house

• 75% biological female 25% biological male

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What are traits?

• 50% biological female 50% biological male

• Order of proteins on a DNA strand

• Characteristics that an organism has

• Are located in the chromosomes from the biological parents

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Where are genes located?

• 50% biological female 50% biological male

• In the ribosomes

• On the DNA g

• n the protein

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What is albino/albinism?

• A sequence of proteins giving directions

• Lacking pigment in hair, eyes, fur, feathers

• The organelle that makes protein

• Bundle of DNA that gives directions

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What is a Chromosome?

• A sequence of proteins giving directions

• Lacking pigment in hair, eyes, fur, feathers

• The organelle that makes protein

• Bundle of DNA that gives directions

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What is a Gene?

• A sequence of proteins giving directions found in nucleus

• A section of DNA that gives directions

• The organelle that makes protein

• Bundle of DNA that gives directions found in nucleus

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What is a mutation?

• A sequence of proteins giving directions found in nucleus

• A section of DNA that gives directions

• The organelle that makes protein

• The change in the DNA sequence that causes a different characterisitc

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What is a protein (in genetics)?

• A food resource provided by meat and eggs

• Given by 50% biological female 50% biological male

• They are a bundle of DNA found in the nucleus

• They are codes given by genes to be made by ribosomes

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What is melanin?

• Where protein is made in the cell

• Where the chromosomes are found in the cell

• A pigmentation found in the body

• The organelle where color is found

Where are chromosomes found?

• Cell membrane

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

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