Punnett Square Vocabulary Flashcard

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What are dominant alleles represented by?

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Dominant alleles are represented by a capital letter.

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What does 'aa' always show up as?

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Recessive.

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Which of the following is a phenotype? Aa, red hair, heterozygous, DNA?

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Red hair.

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If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww, what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?

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All.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What characteristic would a child NOT inherit from parents? freckles, eye color, hair style, dimples?

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Hair style.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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What is a genotype?

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A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by letters (e.g., AA, Aa, aa).

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What is a phenotype?

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A phenotype is the observable physical characteristics of an organism, such as color or shape.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous means having two different alleles for a trait (e.g., Aa).

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What does homozygous mean?

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Homozygous means having two identical alleles for a trait (e.g., AA or aa).

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What is a Punnett Square used for?

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A Punnett Square is used to predict the genetic outcomes of a cross between two organisms.