A behavior that is inherited is called?

Traits that offspring receive from their parents are ________ traits.

In a pedigree chart males are represented by which shape?

Females are represented by the shape of a ________ in a pedigree chart.

A recessive gene is represented by what kind of letter?

If someone physically has the dominant trait but is a carrier of a recessive trait, what letters would represent their trait?

A trait that is masked is called a ________ trait.

A trait that masks another trait is a ______ trait.

Who discovered that each inherited trait is controlled by two factors.

Gregor Mendel discovered that traits are inherited by two factors...What are these two factors known as?

A behavior that develops during an animals lifetime is a ______ behavior.

When ducks hatch, they learn to recognize and follow their mother, a behavior called _______.

A way of acting or behaving in which an animal is born is called a(n) ________.

Genes are found in the nucleus of a cell. They are stored on ________.

A chart used to trace the history of traits in a family is called a ______ ______.

In a pedigree chart, horizontal lines connect parents and vertical lines connect parents to ________.

Another word for offspring would be: ________

True or False: A male with the dominant gene can be represented by dd

Learned or Instinct behavior? A dog that learns to play catch.

Instinct or Learned behavior? A spider that spins a web.

Instinct or Learned behavior? A person walking.

True or False: Someone that has the dominant gene of dimples can have a child without dimples.

Consider this situation: A parent who has the dominant gene of dimples (Dd) has a child without dimples. Since their child has the recessive gene of no dimples that must mean that their parent is a _______ of the recessive gene.

________ contains the chemical instructions for an inherited trait.