Heredity (H)

What is heredity?

• Segments of DNA found in chromosomes
• The combination of alleles that you inherit
• The passing of material from parents to offspring

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An organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic

• genotype
• phenotype
• allele
• genetic variation

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An example of how several genes influence one trait is

• eye color and fur color in a white tiger
• shades of eye color in humans
• whether a pea seed is smooth or wrinkled
• whether a pea flower is purple or white

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Punnet squares are used to predict 

• chromosomes for parents
• chromosomes for offspring
• possible genotypes of offspring
• possible genotypes for parents

One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic.

• Allele
• genetic variation
• genotype
• characteristic

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P=purple flower color
p=white flower color, if a flower has a genotype Pp its phenotype would be

• white
• purple
• violet
• pink

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B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

• 25%
• 50%
• 0%
• 100%

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What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• AA
• Aa
• aa
• none of these

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