Patterns of Inheritance

Genes are ...

• That is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

• Segment of DNA on chromosome that control a trait or characteristic

• A number of how an event occur

• An organism that has two different alleles for a trait

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Dominant alleles are alleles whose trait ......... shows up when the alleles is present.

• always

• never

• sometimes

• usually

Different forms of a gene

• Punnett square

• Gene

• Allele

• Homozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Alleles that are hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

• Dominant alleles

• Recessive alleles

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is HETEROZYGOUS?

• AA or aa

• Aa

• Organism that has identical alleles for a trait

• Organism that has two different alleles for a trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An organism's physical appearance or visible trait.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An organism's genetic makeup or alleles.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A number of how an event will occur.

• Possibility

• Probability

• Responsibility

• Ability

• Capability

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

• one
• two
• three
• five

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• all of the choices result in yellow

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2