OST Review 5: Genetics

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered homozygous:

• AA

• bb

• Hh

• Dd

• zz

Genotype:

• the genetic makeup of an organism

• the physical appearance of an organism

• the passage of genetic material from parents to offspring

• the allele frequency in the population

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Heterozygous:

• having two alleles that are the same

• having two alleles that are different

• a characteristic of an organism

• one of two or more forms that a gene could take

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Genetic makeup of an animal or plant:

• phenotype

• inherited trait

• homozygous

• genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a double stranded molecule, found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, that carries genetic information:

• dominant gene

• chromosomes

• DNA

• gene

Phenotype:

• the passage of genetic information from a parent or parents to offspring

• a segment of DNA that determines or helps to determine a trait.

• the genetic makeup of an organism

• the physical appearance of an organism

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A distinguishing characteristic or quality; a feature that is inherited such as flower color, hair color, and height:

• hybrid

• trait

• chromosomes

• heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A segment of DNA that determines a particular trait:

• heredity

• traits

• allele

• gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Homozygous:

• the passage of genetic information from a parent or parents to offspring

• having two alleles that are the same

• having two alleles that are different

• a segment of DNA that determines or helps to determine a trait

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered heterozygous:

• AA

• Bb

• zz

• Dd

• Hh