Understanding Inheritance

________ is how a trait appears, or is expressed. The part we can see.

• Dominance

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Polygenic Inheritance

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

_______ are the different forms of a gene.

• Duplicates

• Genes

• Pairs

• Alleles

A ________ is a section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.

• Duplicate

• Gene

• Pair

• Allele

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The chromosomes inside you exist as ________, one from each of your parents.

• Duplicates

• Genes

• Pairs

• Alleles

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Scientists learned that __________ contain genetic information that controls traits.

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Pairs

• Alleles

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Scientist have learned that _________ are not the only factors that can affect phenotypes.

• People

• Genes

• Pairs

• Alleles

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

_____________ occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait.

• Polygenic Inheritance

• Codominance

• Incomplete Dominance

• Required Dominance

Human ABO blood type is an example of a trait that is determined by ___________ alleles.

• One

• Single

• Multpile

• No

_________ occurs when both alleles can be observed in a phenotype.

• Pedigree

• Photo Dominance

• Incomplete Dominance

• Codominance

_____________ is when the offspring’s phenotype is a combination of the parents’ phenotypes.

• Pedigree

• Photo Dominance

• Codominance

• Incomplete Dominance