Patterns of Inheritance

Genes are ...

• That is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

• Segment of DNA on chromosome that control a trait or characteristic

• A number of how an event occur

• An organism that has two different alleles for a trait

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Dominant alleles are alleles whose trait ......... shows up when the alleles is present.

• always

• never

• sometimes

• usually

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Different forms of a gene

• Punnett square

• Gene

• Allele

• Homozygous

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What is HOMOZYGOUS?

• AA or aa

• Aa

• Organism that has identical alleles for a trait

• Organism that has two different alleles for a trait

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What is HETEROZYGOUS?

• AA or aa

• Aa

• Organism that has identical alleles for a trait

• Organism that has two different alleles for a trait

______________ is a diagram that can be used to predict the genotypes and phenotypes resulting from a genetic cross.

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An organism's physical appearance or visible trait.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

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An organism's genetic makeup or alleles.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

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What type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together? 

• Incomplete Dominance
• Co-Dominance
• Mendelian Inheritance
• Homozygous Inheritance

A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?

• Incomplete Dominance
• Co dominance
• Independent assortment
• Recessive inheritance

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