Genetics

a gene that can hide the effect of a recessive gene

• dominant gene

• recessive gene

a gene whose expression can be hidden

• recessive gene

• dominant gene

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered Homozygous.

• AA

• bb

• Hh

• Dd

• zz

Heterozygous

• having two alleles that are the same

• having two alleles that are different

• a characteristic of an organism

• one of two or more forms that a gene could take

Trait that covers other traits; represented by a capital letter

• dominant

• recessive

• genotype

• phenotype

actual alleles; represented by two letters

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• genotype

• phenotype

Punnett square

• a diagram that shows the possible offspring of two parents

• the offspring of genetically different parents

• a segment of DNA that determines or helps to determine a trait

• the passage of genetic information from a parent or parents to offspring

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

trait that is covered by another trait; represented by a lowercase letter

• dominant

• recessive

• genotype

• phenotype

Inheritance

• the passage of genetic material from parents to offspring.

• the offspring of genetically different parents.

• having two alleles that are the same

• having two alleles that are different

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Genetic makeup of an animal or plant

• phenotype

• inherited trait

• homozygous

• genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1