Genetics

Based on the missing letter, what is the parent's genotype?

• AA

• Aa

• aa

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is a trait?

• A physical characteristic passed down from your mom

• A behavioral characteristic passed down from your dad

• A physical or behavioral characteristic passed down from your parents

• A behavioral characteristic passed down by your mom

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A person who is homozygous for a trait can have a genotype of....

• AA, Aa

• Aa, aa

• AA, aa

• aa

If "B" represents brown hair, and "b" represents blond hair, what will the genotype be for a homozygous brown haired person?

• BB

• Bb

• bb

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If "B" is brown and "b" is blond, what is the phenotype of someone who's genotype is "bb"

• Brown Hair

• Blond Hair

• Red Hair

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

If a person is heterozygous for brown hair, what is their genotype?

• BB

• Bb

• bb

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Heterozygous: Different, Homozygous:_____________

• The same

• Less Than

• Greater Than

• 4 copies

This type of disease CANNOT be spread from person to person

• Contagious

• Infectious

• Genetic

A version of a gene is called a(n)

• allele

• characteristic

• specific gene

• trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An organism’s genetic makeup; the pair of alleles for a trait is called a(n)

• dominant trait

• genotype

• phenotype

• recessive trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2