mendelian genetic practice

Front

What are the observable traits of an organism called?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the term for the different forms of a trait?

Back

Alleles

Front

If blue eyes are a recessive trait and Mariana has blue eyes while her dad has brown eyes, what must her dad's genotype be?

Back

Bb

Front

What percentage of the offspring will be heterozygous dominant if one parent is homozygous dominant and the other is homozygous recessive?

Back

50%

Front

What is the term for a trait that is hidden and requires two alleles for the trait to show?

Back

Recessive

Front

What is the genotype of an organism with two identical alleles for a trait?

Back

Homozygous

Front

What is the genotype of an organism with two different alleles for a trait?

Back

Heterozygous

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

Genotype

Front

What is the principle that states that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently of one another?

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Law of Independent Assortment

Front

What is the expected phenotypic ratio of a monohybrid cross?

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3:1