Genetics and Punnett squares

If a parent is homozygous for the dominant trait tall, what are his/her alleles?

• tt

• Tt

• TT

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Short hair in guinea pigs is dominant to long hair. Using the letter h, give the alleles for a long haired guinea pig.

• hh

• HH

• Hh

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A Punnett square predicts the possible offspring of 2 parents.

• Yes.

• No.

• The Punnett square is always right.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

The study of how different traits are passed from parents to offspring.

• genetics

• geology

• nuclear physics

• chemistry

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The characteristics that make one individual different from another such as eye color and hair color.

• traits

• personality

• genealogy

• fraternal twin

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which is a GENOTYPE?

• black hair

• BB

The physical (observable) traits a person has is their...

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Chromosome

• Punnett Square

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would Aa be?

• red

• white

• purple

• blue

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what is the probability of red fur?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• AA
• Aa
• aa
• none of these

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2