Variation of Traits

Which trait is inherited?

• Height
• Riding a bike

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Which trait is learned?

• Tap dancing
• Nose shape

Which trait is inherited? 

• Hair color
• Playing music

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A learned trait is a trait that is NOT inherited from parents.  True or False

• True
• False

An inherited trait is a trait that is passed on to children from their parents.
True or False

• True
• False

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Blonde hair is recessive.  If a mother's genotype is BB (brown hair) and a father's genotype is bb (blonde hair) will their baby have blonde or brown hair?

• Brown
• Blonde

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Brown hair is dominant.  Blonde is recessive.  If a mother's genotype Bb (brown hair) and the father's genotype is bb (blonde hair), is there a chance their baby could have blonde hair?

• Yes
• No

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Genotype is

• the code in your genes.
• what you can see or can do because of the code.

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Phenotype is 

• the code in your genes.
• what you see or can do because of the code.

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A graphic organizer used to investigate of the possible outcomes for phenotype is called a 

• Punnett Circle 
• Punnett Square

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