Genetics and Human Traits

Different forms of a trait a gene may have. Ex: R,r,T,t

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Inheritance

• Allele

A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross

• Gene

• Pedigree

• Punnett Square

• Dominant

Where can the chromosome be found within the cell?

• mitocondria

• nucleus

• trait

• phenotype

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey

• water to rain

• parents to offspring

• fungi to protists

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Brown hair is an example of which of the following

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Neither

What does the prefix hetero- in heterozygous mean?

• same

• different

• dating

• human

The two-letter genetic code of an organism.

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Physical Appearance

• Intelligence

The different forms of a gene are called 

• traits

• chromosomes

• alleles

• peas

What you see, or the physical appearance.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Capitol letters of an allele represent?

• Dominant

• Trait

• Recessive

• Percentage