Patterns of Inheritance

Front

What is the representation of homozygous recessive alleles for height in pea plants?

Back

tt

Front

What is the feather color of heterozygous chickens in a breed showing codominance?

Back

Speckled black and white

Front

What do we call the observable traits resulting from a genotype?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What must the genotype of an individual with an autosomal recessive disorder be if the disorder is expressed?

Back

hh

Front

Why do we see only tall plants in the second generation of a cross?

Back

The gene for tall height is dominant.

Front

What is the term for different forms of a gene?

Back

Alleles

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

Back

Genotype

Front

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

Back

Law of Independent Assortment

Front

What is the expected phenotypic ratio in a monohybrid cross?

Back

3:1

Front

What is the expected genotypic ratio in a monohybrid cross?

Back

1:2:1