Genetics

What is HEREDITY?

• The transfer of genetic info from parent to offspring.

• the transfer of dragons from parent to offspring

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• I have no clue!

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• different

• homologous 

Females-XX; MalesXY.  A couple has 4 girls.  What is the chance the next child will be a boy?

• 75%

• 100%

• 25%

• 50%

A physical characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring.

• behavior

• trait

• strong muscles

• ability to fly a plane.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor is called ____

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

• Hybrid Trait

A____ is a section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.

• gene

• allele

• DNA

If the two alleles of a gene are different its genotype is______

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• comozygous

____ is a model used to predict possible genotypes and phenotypes.

• Horoscope prediction

• Punnett Square

• Pyramid Prediction

_____ are the scientists who study genetics.

• physicist

• biologist

• geneticists

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

This is how a trait appears or is expressed.

• phenotype

• heredity

• genotype