genetics

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

What does heterozygous mean?

• An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)
• An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)
• When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both
• the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red

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

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

Two heterozygous (Tt)tall pea plants are crossed. Which describes their offspring?

• 50% tall and 50% short
• 75%tall and 25% short
• 100%short

W=white hair
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?

• none
• 3/4
• 1/2
• all

Which sex is more likely have a recessive, sex-linked trait?

• Male
• Female

What is the genotypic ratio here

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

BB, Bb, and bb are examples of _________________

• Dominant
• Homozygous
• Genotype
• Phenotype

What living organism did Gregor Mendel use to learn about heredity and genetics?

• pea plants

• fruit flys

• baby mice

• dandelions

Which of the following describes what a person "looks like" because of the genes they've inherited?

• Genotype

• Phenotype