Ngss Genetics and Inheritance

Genotype refers to the ...

• physical expression of the genes
• the possible combination of alleles in a gene
• whether an allele is dominant or recessive
• how an organism will appear

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

• one
• two
• three
• five

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

• homozygous
• hetrozygous
• protein
• chromosome

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

• hidden allele
• dominant allele
• recessive allele
• present allele

Incomplete dominance means that the traits are

• expressed equally
• dominant
• recessive
• blended

Snapdragon flowers come in red, pink and white.  What type of inheritance is this?

• Complete Dominance
• Incomplete Dominance
• Codominance
• Polygenic Inheritance

One form of a gene is called_______________

• a DNA
• a Phenotype
• a trait
• an allele

Which of the following genotypes is a purebred?

• Bb
• Gg
• bb
• Dd

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

• Purple
• Green
• GG
• gg

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Brown fur color is dominant over black fur color. Which of the following is the actual genotype of ALL of the offspring in the next generation of this cross for fur color?
AA x aa

• AA
• Aa
• aa
• brown fur

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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