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What are Alleles

What are Alleles

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Gordon Bloom

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34 questions

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1.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes what an allele is?

A different version of a gene

A type of protein

A part of a chromosome

A cell structure

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What are some different alleles for the hair color gene?

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

5.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

Dominant alleles always show their trait when present, while recessive alleles only show their trait if no dominant allele is present.

Dominant alleles are always written in lowercase letters, while recessive alleles are written in uppercase.

Recessive alleles always show their trait when present, while dominant alleles only show their trait if no recessive allele is present.

Dominant alleles are not inherited from parents.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are examples of dominant alleles?

FF

Ff

ff

Both FF and Ff

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