Genetics and Inheritance Review

Which gene is heterozygous?

• TT
• Tt
• rr
• YY

What is an allele?

• The trait expressed by an organism.
• The combination of genetic information from your parents.
• A unit of genetic information that you receive from your parents.

An uppercase letter (for example H) represents....

• A recessive unit of genes
• A dominant unit of genes
• A hitchikers' thumb

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A scientist takes red fish, and breeds them with white fish. When they produce offspring, they are all pink. How is the trait of their color inherited?

• Co-dominance inheritance
• Sex-linked inheritance
• Complete dominance inheritance
• Incomplete dominance inheritance

Two blue flowers reproduce, and produce 3 blue flowers, and 1 pink flower. What does this say about the blue trait?

• It is recessive
• It is dominant
• It is co-dominant
• It is incompletely dominant

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A certain trait in a pedigree disappears during a generation, then reappears in the next generation. What can you determine about that trait?

• Every individual has that trait
• The trait is dominant
• More information is needed
• The trait is recessive

An observable trait, such as eye color, can be described as...

• an acquired trait
• a phenotype
• a genotype
• a heterozygous gen

An acquired trait is more likely to be a result from which of the following:

• Chromosomes
• Phenotype
• Genotype
• Environment

The passing of genetic information from parents to offspring is called, 

• Mendelism
• Heredity
• Genotype
• Tra

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What tool is used to trace the occurrence of a trait through generations?

• Punnett Square
• Generation Square
• Pedigree
• Carrier Chart