Introduction to Genetics

which is heterozygous ?

• Tt

• TT

Which is homozygous ?

• Zz

• SS

the genetic makeup of an organism

• heterozygous

• punnet square

• genotype

Genotype refers to the ...

• physical expression of the genes

• the possible combination of alleles in a gene

• whether an allele is dominant or recessive

• how an organism will appear

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

• one

• two

• three

• five

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is a phenotype

• The genetic make up (code)

• The physical trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

• homozygous

• hetrozygous

• protein

• chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).

• protein
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype

G = green, g = yellow

This gene shows complete dominance. The genotype for a yellow plant is...

• GG

• Gg

• gg

• all of the choices result in yellow

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

• hidden allele

• dominant allele

• recessive allele

• present allele