Heredity

________, known as the father of heredity, was also a monk, gardener, and scientist.

• Erwin Chargaff

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Reginal Punnett

• Gregor Mendel

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is known as...

• heredity

• chromosomes

• genes

• traits

Which of the following is an example of a dominant genotype?

• AA

• Bb

• ff

• Hh

Which of the following is an example of a recessive genotype?

• HH

• Vv

• Dd

• mm

In the cross Bb x Bb, what percent of offspring will be bb?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

• 0%

In the cross BB x Bb, what percent of offspring will have the dominant trait?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

• 0%

__________ are used to determine all possible gene combinations offspring can inherit.

• Pedigrees

• Punnett squares

• Flow charts

• Lattices

Dimples are dominant. What percent of offspring will inherit dimples?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

• 0%

Segments of DNA are called _______________________

• Genes
• Nuclei
• genotypes
• Chromosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What is a recessive allele?

• A trait that is always shown (capital letter)
• A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)
• Alleles that are the same
• Alleles that are different