Genetics Review

Which is homozygous ?

• Zz
• SS

The genetic makeup of an organism.

• heterozygous

• punnet square

• genotype

A homozygous dominant dog with brown fur is crossed with a heterozygous dog with brown fur. What are the percentages of the possible genotypes?

• 100% BB
• 75% BB and 25%Bb
• 50 % BB and 50% Bb
• 50% Bb and 50% bb

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?

• 0 %
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

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

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

A heterozygous yellow pea plant's genotype would be:

• YY
• yy
• Yy
• Yg

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

• 25%
• 50%
• 0%
• 100%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3