inheritance quiz

What diagram is used to track the frequency of a trait/disorder through a family?

• punnet square

• pedigree

What diagram is used to determine all potential combinations of offspring genotypes given 2 parents?

• punnet square

• pedigree

_____ is the weaker variation of a gene that can be hidden if present with a stronger allele

• dominant

• recessive

• heterozygous

• homozygous

What are the characteristics of a dominant pedigree? Pick all that apply

• Affected individuals who mate with unaffected individuals have a 50% chance of transmitting the trait to each child

• • All children of two affected individuals are affected

• Two unaffected individuals may have unaffected children

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    An individual who is affected may have parents not affected (carriers)

• Every affected individual has at least 1 affected parent

 ____ is the genotype consisting of two different letters

• allele

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• dominant

A ____  is a rare change in the DNA of a gene, ultimately creating genetic change and diversity

• carrier

• allele

• mutation

• homozygous

A heterozygous person that has one recessive allele for a genetic trait but does not display that trait/have the disorder is called a ___

• mutation

• allele

• gene

• carrier

An ___ is a different version or variation of the same gene

• carrier

• allele

• gene

• mutation

 ____ is the weaker variation of a gene that can be hidden if present with a stronger allele

• heterozygous

• recessive

• dominant

• homozygous

How are recessive alleles represented?

• With a capital letter

• With a lowercase letter