Pedigrees and Punnett Squares Lesson

Heterozygous is when...

• the alleles are the same
• the alleles are different
• the alleles are absent
• the alleles are present

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

• recessive
• dominant
• lower case letter
• both 

T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

• tt
• Tt
• Bb
• TT

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• t

How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

How many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What you see, or the physical appearance.

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1