Genetics

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

T = tall an t = short
What is the phenotype for Tt?

• short
• tall
• medium sized
• neither tall or short

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

In a Punnett square each box represents a(n)....

• offspring
• parent
• gene
• trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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

• genetics
• heredity
• genes
• traits

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

outward appearance of an organism, regardless of its genes.

• phenotype
• genotype
• haploid
• deploid

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

What is a phenotype?

• The expression of a trait; what you see.
• 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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

The inherited combination of alleles is known as the offspring's

• heredity
• phenotype
• genotype
• redigree

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If T=Tall & t=short, what is the genotypic ratio?

• 1:3
• 3:1
• 1:2:1
• 2:2

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A gene is

• a section of DNA

• a chemical found in the nucleus of cells

• contains instructions for building a protein

• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Genotype refers to the ...

• physical expression of the genes
• the possible combination of alleles in a gene
• whether an allele is dominant or recessive
• how an organism will appear

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2