Patterns of Inheritance

A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?

• eye color
• length of hair
• ability to read
• type of language spoken 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

• eating
• running
• barking
• shaking hands 

What is an inherited trait?

• A trait handed down to you by your family.

• A trait you developed because of the environment.

• A trait handed to you from your friends.

• A trait you developed as an adult.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which allele is expressed if it is present?

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Who is known as the "father of genetics"?

• Charles Darwin

• Karl Ernst von Baer

• Gregor Mendel

• Francis Franklin

If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?

• Purple
• Green
• GG
• gg

What is the predicted percentage of homozygous recessive offspring in this cross?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why do we see only tall plants in the second generation?

• The gene for tall height is dominant
• The gene for short height is dominant
• The gene for tall height is recessive
• The parents did not have the tall gene

What did Gregor Mendel study?

• Mold Spores

• Pea Plants

• Sun Flowers

• Rats

When Mendel crossed a purebred dominant plant (RR) with a purebred recessive plant (rr), what did he notice?

• The recessive trait only showed up about 50% of the time.

• All the offspring always showed the dominant trait.

• Dominant and recessive traits blended together.

• The recessive trait showed up 100% of the time.