Genes/ Heredity

A behavioral or physical characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring.

• inheritance

• genetics

• trait

• recessive allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following represents a heterozygous genotype?

• GG

• Gg

• gg

• none of these are correct

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The allele that is shown or expressed even if only one copy is present. This is shown by a capital letter (ex: R)

• dominant

• recessive

• invisible

• genotype

What do the letters on the inside of the Punnett Square represent?

• characteristics

• offspring

• traits

• parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

One of the different forms of a single gene, either dominant or recessive.

• Allele

• DNA

• Chromosome

• Genome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

• allele

• dominance

• gene

• heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The allele that needs two copies to express the trait.

• dominant

• recessive

• invisible

• genotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An organism's phenotype is the way it's _________ is expressed/ written.

• genotype

• trait

• chromosome

• heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The physical or behavioral trait that is shown or expressed in an organism.

• genotype

• phenotype

• homozygous

• heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

This Austrian monk is known as the Father of Modern Genetics.

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton