Gregor Mendel / Intro to genetics

The passing of traits from parent to child is known as _______________.

• Heredity

• Gene

• DNA

• RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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The different forms of a gene are known as ________________.

• Punnett Square

• DNA

• Chromosomes

• Alleles

This trait is represented by a capital letter and always shows up in an organism when the allele is present

• Dominant allele

• Probability

• Dodominance

• Recessive allele

This trait is represented by a lower case letter and hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

• Codominance

• Punnett Square

Having different forms of an allele for a specific trait

• Dominant

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Recessive

Gregor Mendel is known as _________________.

• The father of Pea Plants

• The father of Austria

• The father of Inheritance

• The father of modern Genetics

__________________ is a diagram that can be used to predict the possible outcomes of a genetic crossing.

• Mendel's square

• Punnett square

• Allele square

• Genetic square

The different forms of a gene

• Alleles

• Proteins

• Atoms

• Wheels

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

• Rr

• RR

• rr

• rR

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• rr

• rR

• RR

• Rr