Genetics

A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring

• inherited trait
• chromosome
• pedigree
• DNA

One of the threadlike structures in the nucleus of a cell that contain directions for the cell's activities

• variation
• pedigree
• DNA
• chromosome

A chart that traces the history of traits in a particular family

• DNA
• pedigree
• chromosome
• variation

What is the percentage of homozygous recessive offspring?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

What percentage of the offspring will be purebred dominant?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Dominant alleles are represented by a(n)

• phenotype
• lower case letter
• upper case letter
• punnett square 

What is the percentage of a homozyogus dominant offspring?

• 75%
• 50%
• 25%
• 0%

What do you call the physical expression of a gene?

• genotype
• dominant
• phenotype
• allele

When one allele is not dominant over another, resulting in a blended phenotype for heterozygous offspring is considered....

• Incomplete Dominance

• Codominance

When one allele is not dominant over the other, resulting in both traits expressed in a heterozygous individual.....

• Incomplete Dominance

• Codominance