

genetics review
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Science
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8th Grade
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Easy
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Kate Pryor
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4 Slides • 15 Questions
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Multiple Choice
What is heredity
Traits that you do NOT get from parents
Passing notes to a friend
Passing traits from one generation to the next
genetics
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Fill in the Blanks
Who is known as the "Father of Genetics"
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The physical version of the trait, the thing that you SEE.
Given as a written observation
Phenotype
The gene pair that creates the given trait.
Shown as 2 of the SAME letter with variation in capitalization
Genotype
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Match
Match the following
Dominant Trait
Recessive Trait
Allele
Heterozygous
Homoz
The influential trait
The masked trait
2+ versions of a given trait
A genotype with a dom and rec (Tt)
A genotype with only dom or rec (TT, tt)
The influential trait
The masked trait
2+ versions of a given trait
A genotype with a dom and rec (Tt)
A genotype with only dom or rec (TT, tt)
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Drag and Drop
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Fill in the Blanks
If I have a genotype of Tt, where T stands for tall and t stands for short... what would my phenotype be?
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Fill in the Blanks
If I have a genotype of HH, where H stands for curly hair and h stands for straight hair... what would my phenotype be?
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Fill in the Blanks
If I have a phenotype of green eyes, where E stands for brown and e stands for green... what would my genotype be?
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Fill in the Blanks
If I have a phenotype of detatched earlobes, where D stands for detatched and d stands for attached... what would my genotype(s) be?
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A hybrid is a mixture of things and is another word for heterozygous.
Have you heard hybrid be used before? where?
Hybrid
Another word for Homozygous is purebred!
Have you heard the word purebred anywhere before? Where?
Purebred
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Draw
SpongeBob SquarePants recently met SpongeSusie Roundpants at a dance. SpongeBob is heterozygous for
his square shape, but SpongeSusie is round.
Create a Punnett square to show the possibilities that would
result if SpongeBob and SpongeSusie had children. Square = R, round = r.
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Draw
Everyone in Squidward’s family has light blue skin, which is the dominant trait for body color in his
hometown of Squid Valley. His family brags that they are a “purebred” line. He recently married a nice girl
who has light green skin, which is a recessive trait.
Create a Punnett square to show the possibilities that
would result if Squidward and his new bride had children.
*Use B to represent the dominant gene and b to
represent the recessive gene.
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Draw
SpongeBob’s aunt is famous around town for her itty, bitty stubby nose! She recently met a cute
squarepants fellow who also has a stubby nose, which is a recessive trait. Would it be possible for them to
have a child with a regular long nose? Why or why not?
Create a Punnett square to help you answer this
question.
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Open Ended
So... would it be possible for SpongeBob's aunt's kid to have a long nose? Explain in 2 complete sentences (with evidence you remember from the Punnett square).
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Multiple Select
Homozygous is the same as _________.
Purebred
hybrid
TT , tt
Tt
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Multiple Select
heterozygous is the same as _________.
Purebred
hybrid
TT , tt
Tt
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Open Ended
Do you think that what we consider dominant or recessive is the same in other countries? EXPLAIN in 2+ complete sentences.
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