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Genetics Webquest Name: _______________ What is DNA? http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/ 1) Why is DNA important? 2) What does DNA stand for? 3) Why is DNA called a blueprint? 4) The "twisted ladder" shape of the DNA molecule is called a ______________. 5) Name the four bases found in a DNA molecule. 6) A DNA strand is made of _________ which make up __________ which make up sentences. 7) These "sentences" are called ________________. What is a Gene? ( just look at the navigation bar and you'll see What is a Gene? ) 8) What is a gene? 9) Blood cells use a protein called ___________ to capture and carry oxygen. 10) When a gene is changed, it is said to be ________________. 11) A mutation in the hemoglobin gene cause what disorder? What is a Chromosome? http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/ 12) If you stretched the DNA from a cell out, how long would it be? 13) How many chromosomes are in a human cell? In a mosquito? In a carp? What is a Protein? 14) How is a protein like a car engine? 15) Receptor proteins are responsible for picking up _______________. 16) Each gene in DNA encodes information on how to make a __________. 17) Once in the cytoplasm, the _________ reads the message. What is Heredity? http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/ 18) The passing of traits from parents to a child is the basis of __________. 19) Every child receives _________of its chromosomes from his mother, and _________from his father. 20) When a sperm and egg join, they create a single cell called a _________. 21) Each child inherits a _________ set of chromosomes. What is a Trait? 22) Give an example of a physical trait: _______________ 23) A dog fetching a bone is an example of what kind of trait. 24) Scientists describe the set of information for each form of a trait as an ____________. Build a DNA Molecule 25) What is the base pair rule? 26) Draw a small 5 base pair DNA molecule showing how A/T and G/C go together. Transcribe and Translate a Gene http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/ 27) Define transcription. 28) Define translation. 29) Follow the instructions for the activity. List the amino acid sequence you created.