Simple Inheritance

The physical characteristics of an organism are known as their __________

An alternative form of a gene is called an _____________.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The genetic make up of an organism is known as their ____________

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

G is dominant and g is recessive. If an organism has the genotype of gg, what will is be?

• Dominant

• Recessive

Which of these would be correct for an organism that was described as being homozygous recessive.

• bb

• BB

• Bb

• Bbb

How many pairs of chromosomes does each person have?

• 46

• 23

• 2

• 1,046,023

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How much of your DNA do you inherit from your mum?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• it varies

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The trait that will always be expressed if at least one copy of an allele is present.

• Recessive

• Dominant

• DNA

The trait that will be expressed only if two copies of the allele are present.

• Recessive

• Dominant

• DNA

T is dominant, t is recessive. If an organism has the genes, Tt. What will the genotype be?

• Dominant

• Recessive