Heredity and Biological Change

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.

• dominant traits
• ratio
• phenotype
• genetics

One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________

• recessive trait
• aggressive trait
• absent trait
• dominant trait

True or False:  Recessive traits are ALWAYS present 

• True
• False

A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents

• Mendel Grid
• Genetic Tic Tac Toe
• Punnett Square
• Pedigree Plot

tt

Is this allele-Dominant or recessive?

• Dominant

• Recessive

Dd

Is this allele-Dominant or recessive?

• Dominant

• recessive

He is known as the father of modern day genetics.

• Gregory Mendel
• Greg Mendel
• Gregor Mendel
• Grace Mendel

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

aa

this allele always shows up as

• dominant

• recessive

AA and Aa

These alleles always show up as

• dominant

• recessive