Life Science Genetics and Heredity EOC

The gene whose trait will be hidden if there is a dominant allele present

• Dominant Allele

• Recessive Allele

• Trait

• Phenotype

A form of a characteristic (a feature)

• Probability

• Alleles

• Trait

• Genetics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Different forms of a gene

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Alleles

• Genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When an organism has two of the SAME alleles for a trait

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

The physical appearance of physical traits

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

When an organism has two DIFFERENT alleles for a trait

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

The likelihood of an event

• Homozygous

• Genotype

• Probability

• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Probability

• Punnet Square

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• RR

• Rr

• rR

• rr

Which genotypes are heterozygous?

• EE

• tt

• Rr

• Both EE and tt