Genetics Vocabulary
Represented by two letters that are not the same size, this is the word for a genotype that has one dominant allele and one recessive one.
A castrated male bovine.
Steer
Who is the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What does a judge do?
Evaluates beef animals and ranks them accordingly.
Represented by two letters that are the same size, this is the word for a genotype that has two alleles that are either both dominant or both recessive.
What is homozygous?
A female bovine who has not had a calf.
Heifer.
In dogs, sticky-up ears (E) is dominant to floppy ears (e). You have a dog with floppy ears. What is its genotype?
ee
What does polled mean?
Genetically doesn't have horns.
The broad term for the genetic makeup of an organism is what?
Genotype
A female bovine who has had a calf.
EE or Ee
Which is dominant in cattle: black coats or red coats?
The physical appearance of an organism is also called its __________.
Phenotype
An intact male bovine who can breed.
Using your genetics vocabulary (the big words), describe this genotype: Ee.
Your answer should be two words and describe the size of the letters and the phenotype that is being expressed.
Heterozygous dominant.
If you have a bull calf born on your farm who has horns, what is his genotype? Use the letter "H"
hh
Genes can have multiple forms. R or r are letters that represent this. What are these different forms called?
Alleles
A broad term for bovines.
Cattle
What is the dihybrid offspring ratio?
9:3:3:1
How many hamburger patties could Knickers the steer produce?
4000