Dominant and Recessive Genes

A Dominant genetic feature means that it occurs ______ often

• More

• Less

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

A recessive genetic feature means that it occurs _______ often.

• More

• Less

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the definition of an allele?

• a different form of a gene that is either dominant or recessive

• Produces DNA

• It is the chamber that pumps blood to your heart

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Twelve people have straight thumbs and six have the Hitchhiker's thumb. Which is the dominant trait

• Straight thumb

• Hitchiker's thumb

• It's a tie

Answer explanation

Straight thumbs occur more often and are therefore considered dominant!

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

If five people have freckles and twelve people do not have freckles, which is dominant?

• People with freckles

• People without freckles

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

Sixteen students do not have dimples and two students do have dimples. Which is dominant?

• Students with dimples

• Students without dimples

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

In a family of five, four children have detached earlobes and one child has attached earlobes. If a new child is born, what are they most likely to have?

• Attached earlobes

• Detached earlobes

• No earlobes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

True or False: If only five people in this class can roll their tongue then tongue rolling is a dominant trait?

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

True or False: If sixteen people in this class are right handed and two people are left handed, which hand is dominant?

• Left

• Right

• Neither

Straight hair occurs less than curly hair, therefore, straight hair is _______

• Dominant

• Recessive

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4