Inheritance and Genetic Variation

Genetic Variation is described as:

• Differences in parents

• Differences in inherited characteristics

• Differences in reproduction

• Differences in making copies of itself

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Genes passed from parent to child:

• Make the child exactly the same as the parent

• Are considered asexual reproduction

• Are considered inherited traits

• Are not in their DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is NOT an example of asexual reproduction:

• Budding

• Binary Fission

• Eukaryotic

• Making Spores

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

In a Punnett square, a capital letter represents what?

• Dominant Trait

• Recessive Trait

• Mother's Trait

• Father's Trait

Asexual Reproduction results in:

• An EXACT copy of the parent

• Genetic Variation

• An EXACT copy of both parents

• Offspring with traits from 2 parents

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

F is dominant for a red flower and f is recessive for a white flower. If a flower's genotype is Ff, the flower will be

• pink

• white

• red

• both red and white

Using the Punnett Square, determine the outcome

(B = Brown eyes; b = blue eyes)

• 100% blue

• 75% blue

• 75% brown

• 100% brown

A dad's genes are Bb. A mom's genes are Bb. Predict the likelihood of their children's hair color.

B=red hair b=blonde hair

• 100% red hair

• 75% red hair

  25% blonde hair

• 25% red hair

  75% blonde hair

• 100% blonde hair

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What word describes an observable physical characteristic?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Phenotype is the physical characteristic you can see.

• True

• False