Heredity and Probability

Heredity Vocabulary

Genotypes/Phenotypes​

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Vocabulary Review

Review Important Vocabulary

• Dominant - represented by capital letter

• Recessive - represented by lowercase letter

• Purebred/Homozygous- same alleles

• Hybrid/Heterozygous - different alleles

New Vocabulary

• Genotype

• Phenotype

Genotype & Phenotype

• Genotype - the genetic make-up (letters) or combination of the alleles on a gene

• Examples - FF, Ff, ff or AA, Aa, aa

• Phenotype - the organism's physical appearance or visible traits

• Examples - tall, short, purple, white, green, yellow

Multiple Choice

Dominant Alleles are represented by:

• capital letter

• lowercase letter

Multiple Choice

Recessive alleles are represented by:

• capital letter

• lowercase letter

Multiple Choice

Heterozygous or Hybrid means:

• same alleles

• different alleles

Multiple Choice

Homozygous or Purebred means:

• same alleles

• different alleles

Multiple Choice

Is writing an "A" representing a dominant or recessive trait?

• Dominant

• Recessive

Multiple Choice

Is writing an "a" representing a dominant or recessive trait?

• dominant

• recessive

Multiple Choice

Choose the words to best describe the genotype "AA."

• Homozygous Dominant

• Homozygous Recessive

Multiple Choice

Choose the words to best describe the genotype "aa."

• Purebred dominant

• Purebred recessive

Multiple Choice

Choose the words to best describe genotype "Aa."

• Hybrid

• Purebred

Multiple Choice

Choose the words to best describe the genotype "Bb."

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous Dominant

• Homozygous Recessive

Multiple Select

Tall Pea Plants are dominant over Short Pea Plants.

Check all the boxes for the genotype that matches:

Phenotype = Tall

• TT

• Tt

• tt

• tT

Multiple Select

Tall Pea Plants are dominant over Short Pea Plants.

Check all the boxes for the genotype that matches:

Phenotype = Short

• TT

• Tt

• tt

• tT

Multiple Select

Purple flowers on pea plants are dominant over white flowers on pea plants.

Check all the boxes for the genotype that matches:

Phenotype = Purple flowers

• FF

• Ff

• ff

• fF

Multiple Select

Purple flowers on pea plants are dominant over white flowers on pea plants.

Check all the boxes for the genotype that match:

Phenotype = White flowers

• FF

• Ff

• ff

• fF