Heredity, Genetics, and Mutations

Heterozygous is when...

• the alleles are the same
• the alleles are different
• the alleles are absent
• the alleles are present

What you see, or the physical appearance.

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

Which statement is true?

• Your DNA is identical to your siblings.

• Your DNA is identical to your father's.

• Your DNA is identical to your mother's.

• Your DNA is unique to you.

The study of ____________ is called genetics

• heredity

• dominance

• pea plants

• mutations

If you crossed a PP (purple) with a pp (white), what would the phenotypes be?

• all white

• all tall

• all purple

• 1/2 white, 1/2 purple

The letters representing the phenotype is called

• phenotype

• genotype

Different forms of a gene are called

• alleles

• traits

A ______________ square is a model that helps make genetic predictions.

• Punnett

• Mendel

Two different alleles of the gen for a certain trait

• homozygous

• heterozygous

an observable characteristic

• trait

• personality

• cell

• DNA