Genetics and Heredity

Dominant or Recessive? 
       tt

• Dominant
• Recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Dominant or Recessive?
    Dd

• Dominant
• Recessive

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. 

• Heredity
• Trait
• Gene
• Allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic. 

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Genetics
• Heterozygous

You get your genes from: 

• Department Store
• Parents
• Aunt
• Neighbor

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The physical appearance of a gene: 

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Heredity
• Allele

Homozygous or Heterozygous?
   BB 

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

Which of the following is heterozygous? 

• Hh
• gg
• HH
• GG

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Jackie is homozygous recessive for having dimples (D). What is her genotype? 

• pp
• Dd
• dd
• DD

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebread)

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Protein
• Chromosome