Dominant Allele

This type of allele is expressed whether there are one or two copies present

• dominant

• recessive

• homozygous

• heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An allele is..

• another word for a chromosome

• a homozygous genotype

• a heterozygous genotype

• an available form of a gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Alleles can determine

• your eye color

• the flower color of pea plants

• your hair type

• all of these options

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to brown fur (b). A "Bb" mouse would be

• brown

• white

• black

• brown and black

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

This trait always shows up in an organism when the allele is present

• dominant allele

• codominance

• probability

• recessive allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

 Dominant alleles are-

• capital

• lowercase

• both

• neither

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

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the percentage of offspring that have green pods?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is a dominant allele?

• An allele that masks the effect of a recessive allele

• An allele that is always expressed in the phenotype

• An allele that is only expressed in homozygous condition

• An allele that is less common in a population

In a heterozygous genotype, which allele is expressed in the phenotype?

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

• Both alleles equally

• Neither allele