Genetic Crosses

Which of the following traits of a dog is inherited from its parents?

• the presence of fleas in its fur

• the color of its fur

• the ability to sit up and beg

• the habit of barking to go outside

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The physical expression of a genetic trait is called a

• mutation

• genotype

• crossing over

• phenotype

The following items are examples of __________.

Items: eye color, hair color, height

• homozygous alleles

• genotype

• heterozygous alleles

• phenotype

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An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

• hidden allele
• dominant allele
• recessive allele
• present allele

Which of the following genotypes would be considered heterozygous?

• BB
• gg
• Ff
• TT

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Which of the following alleles is homozygous recessive?

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• T

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

• recessive allele
• dominant allele
• hidden allele
• present allele

T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

• tt
• Tt
• Bb
• TT

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B=brown eyes
b= blue eyes
What is true about these two brothers that have brown eyes:
One has genotype BB the other Bb.

• they have same phenotype and genotype
• they have different genotypes and phenotypes
• they have same phenotype but different genotypes
• they have same genotype but different phenotypes

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Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed? (B=brown eyes and b=blue eyes)

• 0 %

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

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