Heredity and Traits Lesson

a cross between two hybrid purple-flower plants (purple and white)

• all purple flower plants

• mostly white-flower plants

• mostly purple-flower plants

The person that revolutionized the study of heredity through his experiments with pea plants was ________________

• Punnett

• Mendel

• Einstein

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______________ is the passing of traits (physical characteristics) from parent to offspring.

• Recessive

• Dominance

• Heredity

• D) Mutations

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An orange-flowered plant is crossed with a purple-flowered plant. If orange is the dominant trait and purple is the recessive trait, what percentage of the offspring have a chance of being an Orange flower ?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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What model is used to predict what the offspring could look like based on the parents genotype (parents genetics for that trait)?

• Punnett square

• Pedigree

What model can be used to show traits from genetically related family members over several generations?

• Punnett square

• Pedigree

_________________ is an organism's physical feature (appearance)

• Phenotype

• Genotype

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Where can a gene be found?

• On a person's clothing

• Within the DNA of the organism(living thing)

• In the heart of the organism(living thing)

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a trait?

• eye color

• freckles

• liking vanilla

• body height

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_____________ is an organism’s genetic make-up

• Phenotype

• Genotype

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