Genetics

The passing of inherited traits from parents to offspring

• acquired traits
• inherited traits
• heredity
• genetics

The study of Heredity

• science

• genetics

• english

• gene

The form of an inherited trait that masks the other form of the same trait.

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• purebred

• hybrid

The hidden form of an inherited trait

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• purebred

• hybrid

A homozygous dominant dog with brown fur is crossed with a heterozygous dog with brown fur. What are the percentages of the possible genotypes?

• 100% BB
• 75% BB and 25%Bb
• 50 % BB and 50% Bb
• 50% Bb and 50% bb

Squidward has light blue skin, and his genotype for this trait is Bb. Which of the following would describe Squidward?

• Purebred

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Sex-linked

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

• one
• two
• three
• five

What is a phenotype

• The genetic make up (code)
• The physical trait

having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

• homozygous
• hetrozygous
• protein
• chromosome

having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).

• protein
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype