Punnett Squares and Genetics Vocab

What is a GENOTYPE?

• the genetic make-up of an organism

• the physical trait of an organism

• mitosis

• meiosis

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PHENOTYPE is

• the genetic make-up of an organism

• the physical trait of an organism

• nucleic acid

• Aa

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Which of the following are PHENOTYPES?

• green skin

• Aa

• homozygous recessive

• purple eyes

• black fur

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The prefix "hetero" means

• different

• ugly

• fancy

• same

Which of the following represents alleles for the homozygous dominant genotype?

• Aa

• aa

• AA

Which of the following represents alleles for the heterozygous genotype?

• Aa

• aa

• AA

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would Aa be?

• red

• white

• purple

• blue

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If A = red fur and a = white fur, what are the PHENOTYPIC ratios of the offspring based on the Punnett Square?

• 25% heterozygous

• 50% purple

• 75% red fur and 25% white fur

• 25% homozygous recessive, 50% heterozygous, 25% homozygous dominant

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What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• AA
• Aa
• aa
• none of these

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A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents

• Mendel Grid
• Genetic Tic Tac Toe
• Punnett Square
• Pedigree Plot

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