CREATE-A-BABY REVIEW

1.
 Chromosome- a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
 Codominant- a phenomenon in which a single gene has more than one dominant allele.
 Diploid- (of a cell or nucleus) containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
 Haploid- (of a cell or nucleus) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
 Meiosis- a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores
 Multigenic- an inherited characteristic that is specified by a combination of multiple genes
 Recombination- process of recombining things


2. What was the probability that you and your partner would produce a boy? A girl? Explain.

It was a 50-50 chance because you can only get a boy or a girl. You cant get any other baby unless there is a defect in the baby's structure.




3. Explain how it is possible for your baby to have a visible trait that neither you nor your partner have.

That is only possible if the recessive trait dominates the dominant trait or if both partners have the same recessive trait

4. If you and your partner repeated this exercise and produced another imaginary baby, do you think it would look just the same as the one you produced already? Explain.

I dont think it would look exactly the same but its possible that it might have the same features as the other because its coming from the same two partners. So the possibilities will always be different with some similarities.


5. A woman who is heterozygous for the chin dimple trait marries a man without a chin dimple. What are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of their children?
possible genotypes: nn, Nn   possible phenotypes: Dimple, no dimple

6. What is the probability that the man and woman discussed in the preceding paragraph will have a baby with a chin dimple?
 There is a 50/50 chance the baby with either have or not have a chin dimple.

7. A man and a woman who are both heterozygous for two traits, the cheek dimple and the chin dimple traits, get married. What is the probability that they will have a baby that has cheek dimples, but not a chin dimple? there is 50% chance the baby will have a cheek dimple and a 50% chance it will have a chin dimple

8. What is the probability that a man with dark blonde hair and a woman with red hair will have a baby with brown hair? there is a good chance that the baby will have brown hair about 75% chance.


Link to CREATE-A-BABY-CHART----------> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Are7fmaiSrKidFZNT2RhMHNSYXlQYndDVkFvUEJWUXc#gid=0