Basic Inheritance Terms & Mendel

Different forms of the same gene

• homozygous

• gene

• allele

• Mendel

The genetic make up of a pair of genes for an individual.

• phenotype

• allele

• genotype

• gene

A genotype is ______________.

• physical appearance

• the specific allele makeup of an individual

• alleles gained from one parent

• any expressed trait of an organism

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A phenotype is _________________.

• any expressed trait of an organism

• genetic makeup

• alleles acquired from a specific parent

• the recessive traits

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called?

• Monohybrid cross

• Heredity

• True breeding

• Genetics

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

• Bb

• BB

• bb

• B

What is the definition of Homozygous?

• When one allele is dominant and one is recessive
• When an individual has two sets of the same allele.
• when it is neither dominant or recessive

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the definition of heterozygous? 

• when an individual has two sets of the same allele
• when it is neither dominant or recessive
• A pair of genes where one is dominant and one is recessive.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The phenotype is the _______________.

• physical appearance of an organism
• Genetic makeup 
• Alleles acquired from a specific parent.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The genotype is the ______________.

• physical appearance
• Genetic makeup
• Alleles gained from one parent

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2