3.1-Patterns of Reproduction - 2

What is inheritance?

• Passing down money

• Passing down genes

• Passing down toys

Where are genes located?

• In the heart

• On chromosomes

• In the brain

• In the stomach

Genes control what?

• Your favorite food

• Your trait

• The weather

• Your shoe size

What is an allele?

• Different form of the same gene

• A type of dog

• A type of car

• A type of food

How many alleles does an offspring receive from each parent?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

What happens if an offspring inherits a dominant allele from each parent?

• The trait is always dominant

• The trait is always recessive

• The trait is a mixture of dominant and recessive

• The trait is undefined

What is codominance?

• When both alleles are expressed

• When no alleles are expressed

• When only one allele is expressed

• When alleles cancel each other out

How many alleles does every offspring inherit in total... If one from each parent?

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 2

Some traits are controlled by more than one ___________.

• Parent

• Dog

• Gene

• Father