Genetics Vocab & Intro to Punnett Squares

What is a GENOTYPE?

• the genetic make-up of an organism

• the physical trait of an organism

• mitosis

• meiosis

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Which of the following are GENOTYPES? (select all correct answers)

• black hair

• homozygous dominant

• heterozygous

• blue eyes

• BB

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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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following represents alleles for the heterozygous genotype?

• Aa

• aa

• AA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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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If A = green pods and a = yellow pods, what are the GENOTYPIC RATIOS of the offspring in the Punnett square?

• 100% green pods

• 100% yellow pods

• 100% heterozygous

• 100% homozygous dominant

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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