Alien Genetics

The two aliens shown below have offspring. Will the offspring inherit a tattoo?

• Definitely

• Probably

• Probably not (but possible)

• Definitely not

The alien shown below reproduces asexually. Which alien could be her offspring?

• Offspring A

• Offspring B

• Offspring C

• Offspring D

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A human mother is shown below. Which trait is her daughter most likely to inherit?

• Pierced Ears

• Dyed-Pink Hair

• Red Lips (from lipstick)

• Brown Eyes

In aliens, skin color is a codominant trait. What skin color will the offspring of the following parents have?

• Skin color A (pink)

• Skin color B (blue)

• Skin color C (pink with blue spots)

• Skin color D (green)

Two aliens (one with straight antenna and one with curly antenna) have many, many offspring, and every single one of the offspring has straight antenna. Which statement is true?

• Straight antenna are dominant, and curly antenna are recessive.

• Straight antenna are recessive, and curly antenna are dominant.

• Straight and curly antenna are codominant.

• Both straight and curly antenna are recessive.

An organism's phenotype is its

• combination of alleles
• physical appearance
• probability factor
• DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?

• tt
• TT
• Tt