7th grade heredity

The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring.

• Genetics
• Heredity
• Science
• Cloning

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The trait that overshadows and is expressed (capital letter).

• dominant
• recessive
• heterozygous
• hybrid

Two alleles/letters for one trait that are the same (Ex: DD or dd) 

• Homozygous
• Heterzygous
• Carrier
• Pedigree

Combination of alleles (letters): (ex: Dd)

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Purebred
• Clone

The physical appearance of a trait (Ex: dimples, no dimples) 

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Trait
• Quality

Which of the following is a trait that you probably inherited?

• your taste in clothing
• your musical talent
• your athletic ability
• your hair color

Tongue rolling is dominant to no tongue rolling.  Ava's mom is heterozygous for tongue rolling and his dad is homozygous dominant for the trait.  What genotypes can result from the cross of Ava's parents?

• RR, rr
• RR, Rr
• RR, Rr, rr
• all Rr

Why are punnett squares used?

• to know phenotypes

• for fun

• To organize your data

• to predict the possible genotypes of offspring

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

the genetic makeup of an organism

• heterozygous
• punnet square
• genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which is homozygous ?

• Zz
• SS

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1