Genetics review

Different forms of a single gene.

• Genotype

• Chromosome

• Trait

• Allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The passing of traits from parents to offspriing.

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Heredity

• Alleles

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The result of sexual or asexual reproduction.

• Phenptype

• Offspring

• Probability

• Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A special grid used to predict the possible outcomes of different crosses.

• Genotype

• Offspring

• Probability

• Punnett Square

A characteristic passed from parents to offspring.

• Probability

• Incomplete Dominance

• Punnett Square

• Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In a Punnett square, a lower case letter stands for a ____________ allele.

• dominant

• recessive

• homozygous

• heterozygous

In a punnet square where are the parent alleles written?

• Top and inside the boxes

• Only on the left and right side of the boxes. 

• outside of the boxes (top and left side)

• All on the top side of the boxes

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

• heredity

• trait

• gene

• allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

one set of instructions for an inherited trait

• heredity
• allele
• trait
• gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A single piece of coiled DNA found in the cells; contains genes that encode traits.

• gene
• chromosome
• trait
• DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1