Punnett Square

Front

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes is ___________

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Trait

Front

An organism’s genetic makeup or allele combination.

Back

Genotype

Front

An organism’s physical appearance, or visible traits.

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is it called when an organism has two different alleles for a trait? Tt or Rr

Back

Heterozygous

Front

What is called when an organism has two identical alleles for a trait? TT or tt. RR or rr.

Back

Homozygous

Front

Scientists use capital and small letters to show the _____ of an organism.

Back

genotype

Front

In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?

Back

100%

Front

Is it possible for a visible trait to skip a generation? Example: Blue eyes

Back

Yes

Front

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

Back

Tall = T
Short = t

Front

What genotype would go in box 2? Options: BB, Bb, bb

Back

Bb