Heredity and Punnett Squares

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In pea plants, the tall allele is dominant to the short allele. What key would demonstrate this?

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Tall=T, Short=t

Front

A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?

Back

50%

Front

Identify the homozygous dominant genotype:
Options: Ff, FF, ff, fF

Back

FF

Front

Dimples are a dominant trait. If a homozygous recessive woman marries a heterozygous man, what is the chance of having a baby with dimples?

Back

50%

Front

Two parents have a heterozygous genotype for eye color. What is the chance of having a blue eye baby?

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25%

Front

What are genes?

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Segments of DNA that carry traits for offspring.

Front

Example of phenotype:

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blue eyes

Front

Which of the following genotypes are purebred?

Pf

,

pP

,

Pp

,

pp

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pp

Front

If you are purebred dominant for a trait, your genotype would be...

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TT

Front

The different forms of a gene

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alleles