Life Science Genetics and Heredity Review Game

the genetic code for the gene

• phenotype
• genotype
• homozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Aa
• red hair
• heterozygous genes
• mutated DNA

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

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• t

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

• recessive
• dominant
• lower case letter
• both 

T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

• tt
• Tt
• Bb
• TT

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

• Yy
• Y
• yy
• YY

In a pedigree, what shape represents a male?

• circle
• square
• triangle
• diamond

How many girls in this family express this recessive disorder?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

• one
• two
• three
• five

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Genotype refers to the ...

• physical expression of the genes
• the possible combination of alleles in a gene
• whether an allele is dominant or recessive
• how an organism will appear

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2