Intro to Genetics & Punnett Squares

What is a GENOTYPE?

• the genetic make-up of an organism

• the physical trait of an organism

• mitosis

• meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

PHENOTYPE is

• the genetic make-up of an organism

• the physical trait of an organism

• nucleic acid

• Aa

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The prefix "homo" means

• different

• same

• tomorrow

• never

The prefix "hetero" means

• different

• ugly

• fancy

• same

Which of the following represents alleles for the homozygous dominant genotype?

• Aa

• aa

• AA

Which of the following represents alleles for the homozygous recessive genotype?

• Aa

• aa

• AA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following represents alleles for the heterozygous genotype?

• Aa

• aa

• AA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would Aa be?

• red

• white

• purple

• blue

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would AA be?

• red

• white

• purple

• blue

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would aa be?

• red

• white

• purple

• blue

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1