Genetic crosses

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• t

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Aa
• red hair
• heterozygous
• DNA

Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• t

Aa is

• homozygous (purebred)
• heterozygous (hybrid)

G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• all of the choices result in yellow

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is a phenotype?

• The expression of a trait; physical appearance.
• refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
• An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
• the passing of traits from parent to offspring

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NGSS.HS-LS4-3

The dominant trait as seen in this punnett square is

• yellow pea seeds
• green pea seeds
• there is no dominant seed
• Jolly green giant

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are the possible genotypes for this cross?

• TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
• all tall
• TT= 75% tt = 25%
• Tt = 100%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

• hidden allele
• dominant allele
• recessive allele
• present allele