Keystone Module 2: Genetics and Protein Synthesis

Who is considered the "father" of modern genetics?

• James Watson

• Gregor Mendel

• Francis Crick

• Donald Trump

A single cross such as flower color.

• monohybrid

• dihybrid

• crossing over

• homozygous

TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?

• homozygous
• heterozygous
• different
• homologous 

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The exact genetic makeup of an organism, such as RR, Tt, PP is its?

• phenotype
• dominance
• genotype
• trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Y for yellow body is dominant over y for blue body.  What alleles would produce yellow bodies?

• YY,yy
• Yy,yy
• YY only
• YY,Yy

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

"The Great White Shark was 20 feet in length.  Phenotype or Genotype?

• phenotype
• genotype

A physical characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring.

• behavior
• trait
• strong muscles
• ability to fly a plane.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following best describes the genotype "Rr"?

• recessive

• heterozygous

• purebred

• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If brown eyes are dominant and blue eyes are recessive, what color eyes do the parents in this Punnett Square have?

• one has brown eyes and the other has blue eyes

• they both have blue eyes

• they both have brown eyes

• there's no way to tell based on this information

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Which of these Punnett squares represents a cross between a homozygous dominant parent and a heterozygous parent?

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3