Punnett Squares

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

• dominant traits
• ratio
• phenotype
• genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

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

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Gregor Mendel used what to observe the passing of traits from one generation to the next?

• Pea Plants

• Dogs

• Lily Flowers

• Birds

How many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

Heterozygous is when...

• the alleles are the same
• the alleles are different
• the alleles are absent
• the alleles are present

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

• recessive
• dominant
• lower case letter
• both 

Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• t

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of

• genotypes
• phenotypes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1