Genetic Drift

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

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

Genetic makeup of an animal or plant

• phenotype

• inherited trait

• homozygous

• genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

the likelihood of an occurrence

• Probability

• Punnett Square

• gene

• heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Phenotype

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

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

• the genetic makeup of an organism

• the physical appearance of an organism

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

A distinguishing characteristic or quality, a feature that is inherited such as flower color, hair color, and height.

• hybrid

• trait

• chromosomes

• heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

segment of DNA that determines a particular trait

• heredity

• traits

• allele

• gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1