Heredity

What is the study of heredity called?

• genetics

• phentypes

• genotypes

• heredology

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is a physical characteristic/behavior; or how a trait is expressed? An example would be a person having brown eyes.

• genotype

• phenotype

• punnett square

• allele

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What is the passage of genetic instructions or traits from one generation to the next generation or from parent to offspring called?

• genetics

• heterozygous

• heredity

• gene sharing

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is the tool used to determine the probability of genotypes and phenotypes in offspring?

• punnett square

• offspring counter

• trait predictor

• there's no such thing

The mode of reproduction in which the offspring are identical to the original organism; one parent organism and uniform offspring.

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• meiosis

• mitosis

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is the genetic makeup of an organism with reference to a single trait; gene pair; two alleles?

• allele combination

• genotype

• phenotype

• dominant genes

What is a version of a trait; can be dominant or recessive; represented by a letter called?

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

• gametes

What is a description of the genotype when both alleles for a trait are dominant or both recessive; another name for purebred?

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• allele

• heredity

What is a description of the genotype when both alleles for a trait are dominant or recessive; another name for homozygous?

• purebred

• heterozygous

• punnett square

• phenotype

What is a description of the genotype when the alleles for a trait are different, one dominant and one recessive; another name for hybrid?

• homozygous

• purebred

• genozygous

• heterozygous