Heredity and Punnett Squares

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Dominant trait in Mendelian Genetics

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A trait or characteristic that will appear in the offspring if one or both of the parents contributes it.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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In Mendilian genetics, what is the recessive trait?

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The trait or characteristic that appears to disappear in the offspring.

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Identify the answer below that correctly represents a dominant trait in Mendelian genetics:

3 (Number)

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T (Capital Letter)

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# (Symbol)

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t (Lower Case Letter)

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T (Capital Letter)

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Identify the answer below that correctly represents a recessive trait in Mendelian genetics. Options: 3 (Number), T (Capital Letter), # (Symbol), t (Lower Case Letter)

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t (Lower Case Letter)

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Select the allele combination below that represents heterozygous dominant:

aa

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Aa

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AA

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32

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Aa

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Select the allele combination below that represents homozygous dominant:

aa

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Aa

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AA

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32

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AA

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Select the allele combination that represents homozygous recessive:

aa

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Aa

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AA

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32

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aa

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Phenotype

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The visible or physical trait resulting from the allele pair.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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Genotype

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The genetic combination of allele's in the allele pair.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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What is a Punnett Square used for in Mendelian Genetics?

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A Punnett Square allows the prediction of the percentages or probability of phenotypes in the offspring from known genotypes.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3