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WorksheetsBiology- Ch 8 Genetics
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
the study of heredity
heredity
genetics
hybrid
alleles
the offspring of two different purebreds
incomplete dominance
homozygous
dominant
hybrid
a cross between organisms involving only one trait
polygenic inheritance
monohybrid cross
punnett square
genetics
the alternative form of genes
hybrid
dominant
alleles
heredity
an individual with two alleles the same for a trait
homozygous
heterozygous
dominant
alleles
when two or more genes affect a trait-- example of the genotype would be TtHhGg
dominant
heredity
monohybrid cross
polygenic inheritance
an individual with 2 alleles for a trait being different
homozygous
hybrid
heterozygous
dominant
the allele of the pair that seems to affect the trait; shows up
monohybrid cross
genetics
homozygous
dominant
a cross in which the phenotype is a blend or is in between the two alleles
incomplete dominance
genetics
homozygous
monohybrid cross
a diagram that shows possible outcomes of a genetic cross
monohybrid cross
homozygous
genetics
punnet square
the passing of traits from parents to offspring
genetics
heredity
alleles
homozygous
_____ ______ are responsible for traits such as hair color, eye color, height, and weight.
parents' alleles
x chromosomes
many genes
________ are heterozygous for a disorder, but do not exhibit the disorder.
x chromosomes
homozygous
males
carriers
sex-linked disorders occur more commonly in ________
carriers
females
males
homozygous
in order for a recessive trait to be expressed, the genotype must be ____________ recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
x chromosomes
parents' alleles
the letters outside the boxes in a Punnet square represent the _____________
male
x chromosome
parents' alleles
the sex linked allele is located on the __ _____________
parents' alleles
Y chromosome
homozygous chromosome
x chromosome
how did people think traits were inherited BEFORE Mendel's studies?
only from the mom
only from the dad
completely random
combination of both parents
who is the father of modern genetics?
Will Smith
Gregor Mendel
Ms. Wegner
George Beadle
What did Mendel call the offspring of the P generation?
F2
F1
F
F5
in a heterozygous individual, what allele is expressed?
recessive
dominant
both
which example is heterozygous?
Aa
aa
AA
which example is homozygous?
Aa
AA
what you can see, like fur color or leaf length, refers to an organism's:
genotype
phenotype
the type of genes, or combination of alleles an organism has refer to it's:
genotype
phenotype
the genetic makeup or combination of alleles
probability
dihybrid cross
genotype
phenotype
any gene located on the sex chromosomes
F1
recessive
codominance
sex-linked trait
traits determined by two or more alleles
probability
multiple alleles
"P"
phenotype
the offspring exhibits both traits
codominance
dihybrid cross
multiple alleles
law of segregation
the allele in a pair that does not affect the trait
dominant
recessive
genotype
F1
an observable trait--what you see
genotype
phenotype
codominance
recessive
a cross involving two traits rather than one
codominance
dihybrid cross
genotype
law of independent assortment
the fraction or percentage that describes the likelihood of an event occurring
recessive
probability
genotype
"P"
parental generation
probability
F1
"P"
TT
the results of a cross of the parental generation
F1
"P"
codominance
probability
alleles of different genes separate independently of one another during gamete formation
law of segregation
phenotype
law of independent assortment
sex-linked traits
two alleles for a trait segregate during gamete formation
"P"
law of independent assortment
genotype
law of segregation
