Genetics Review

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

• one
• two
• three
• five

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• BB
• Bb
• bb
• Blue eyes

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

• homozygous
• hetrozygous
• protein
• chromosome

Incomplete dominance means that the traits are

• expressed equally
• dominant
• recessive
• blended

One form of a gene is called_______________

• a DNA
• a Phenotype
• a trait
• an allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?

• Purple
• Green
• GG
• gg

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?

• BB
• blue
• green
• bb

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In pea plants, the tall allele is dominant to the short allele. What key would demonstrate this?

• Tall = T
  Short = S
• Tall = T
  Short = t
• Tall = t
  Short = T
• Tall = TT
  Short = tt

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

• Yy

• yY

• yy

• YY