Genetic and Inherited Traits Task Card Hunt

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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What type of plant did Gregor Mendel use for his experiments?

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Pea Plants

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What is a Punnett Square used for?

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To predict the genetic outcomes of a cross between two organisms.

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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What is a dominant trait?

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A trait that is expressed when at least one dominant allele is present.

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What is a recessive trait?

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A trait that is only expressed when two recessive alleles are present.

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What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?

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Homozygous means having two identical alleles for a trait, while heterozygous means having two different alleles.

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What is an allele?

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An allele is a variant form of a gene.

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What is the purpose of genetic crosses?

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To study how traits are inherited from one generation to the next.

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What is phenotype?

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The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.