Heredity and Genetic Traits

Which is NOT an example of a phenotype?

• black fur

• blue eyes

• brown hair

• bb

Which of the following statements is true?

• Your genetics is the same as your siblings'

• Your genetics is the same as your mother's

• Your genetics is the same as your father's

• Your genetics is unique to you

One allele (type of gene) that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________

• recessive trait
• aggressive trait
• absent trait
• dominant trait

_____________________ is the physical appearance of an organism (how it looks)

• phenotype

• ratio

• recessive trait

• heredity

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Dominant or recessive?

tt

• Dominant

• Recessive

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Dominant genes are represented by a ________

• Male gene

• lowercase letter

• recessive trait

• capital letter

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The two alleles(types of genes) that control the phenotype are called

• phenotype

• genotype

• allele

• gene

The different forms of a gene

• trait

• phenotype

• genotype

• allele

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The brown eye trait is dominant over blue eyes. Which of the following genotypes best represents the phenotype for blue eyes?

• BB

• Bb

• bb

• bB

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T - tall and t = short

In the Punnett square, what belongs in the missing square?

• tt

• Tt

• TT

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