Genetics & Punnett Squares

Who was the Austrian monk that experimented on pea plants and is called the "father of genetics"?

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Francis Crick

• James Watson

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Different versions of a trait (tall or short, white or purple) are called

• alleles

• traits

• versions

• genes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following shows a dominant trait?

• aa

• Bb

• cc

• dd

The only way for a recessive trait to appear is for an organism to have

• two dominant alleles

• two recessive alleles

• one dominant allele and one recessive allele

Which of the following is considered to be Homozygous Dominant?

• AA

• Aa

• aa

Which of the following is/are considered to be purebreds? Select all that apply.

• AA

• bb

• Dd

• ee

Which of the following is considered to be Heterozygous?

• AA

• aa

• Aa

Which of the following is/are an example(s) of a genotype? Select all that apply.

• tall

• purple

• AA

• wrinkled

• bb

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In pea plants, tall is dominant to short. If 2 heterozygous plants are crossed, what % of the offspring will be short?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

In pea plants, purple is dominant to white. If a plant has a genotype of Pp, what is its phenotype?

• purple

• white

• purple and white