Flash Genetics Analogy

Genotype

Dependent Variable

Genome

Chromosome

Independent Variable

Nucleus

DNA

Gene

Allele

Base Pair

Trait (Phenotype)

Protein

Ribosomes

Controlled Variable

Genetics

The variable that is measured during an experiment

A single recipe book

Study of heredity and how characteristics are passed down to the next generation

Where the recipe books are found in a cell

What holds the recipes in a recipe book together so it's organized (the binder)

The variable that is made different in an experiment

One recipe in the recipe book

All the recipe books in the house

The food made by following the recipe (i.e. cake, spaghetti, etc)

Different recipe for the same type of food (i.e. 2 different recipes for making waffles)

The individual ingredients in a single recipe: sugar, salt, flour, eggs, etc.

The variable that is kept the same so that they do not throw off the results

The cook that follows the recipe and makes the food

All of the ingredients and directions to make the entire meal (traits entire code). Pizza, bread sticks, and salad. Not just one food item, but the entire meal/dinner

The entire finished meal: steak, potatoes, salad, and dessert