Inherited Traits

Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• wide mouth.

• crying a lot

• ability to jump high

• his ability to talk

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Which best describes an inherited trait?

• a characteristic one chooses to express
• a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
• a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents
• a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings

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The definition of genes

• Genetic traits passed from parents to offspring

• Traits you get from environment

• A person's child or children

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Heterozygous is when...

• the alleles are the same
• the alleles are different
• the alleles are absent
• the alleles are present

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

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Which of the following alleles is homozygous recessive?

• Tt

• tt

• TT

• t

Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of

• genotypes
• phenotypes

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Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

• A
• Aa
• AA
• aa

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Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

• Bb
• BB
• bb
• B

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What you see, or the physical appearance.

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

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