Genetics

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

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• t

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Aa
• red hair
• heterozygous genes
• mutated DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Aa is

• homozygous (purebred)
• heterozygous (hybrid)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

• recessive
• dominant
• lower case letter
• both 

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Who is considered the "father of genetics"?

• Gregor Mendel
• Reginald Punnett
• James Watson
• Justin Bieber

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

• Yy
• Y
• yy
• YY

The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring is __________.

• genetics
• heredity
• genes
• traits

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

outward appearance of an organism, regardless of its genes.

• phenotype
• genotype
• haploid
• deploid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1