Genetic Basics
Punnett Squares
Probability in Genetics
Genetic Terminology
Real-World Applications
100

What is the basic unit of heredity?

What is a gene?

100

What is a tool used to predict the probability of offspring traits?

What is a Punnett square?

100

What is the probability of flipping a coin and it landing on heads?

What is 50%?

100

What is the term for different forms of a gene?

What is an allele?

100

 In agriculture, what is the purpose of crossbreeding plants?

What is to produce desirable traits?

200

What are the two types of alleles?

What are dominant and recessive alleles?

200

In a monohybrid cross, what is the expected phenotypic ratio of dominant to recessive traits?

In a monohybrid cross, what is the expected phenotypic ratio of dominant to recessive traits?

200

In a genetic cross, if the probability of an offspring being homozygous recessive is 25%, what is the probability of it being heterozygous?

What is 50%?

200

What is the term for an observable characteristic

What is a trait?

200

How can genetic probabilities help in predicting genetic disorders?

What can identify carriers and risks of passing on traits? 

300

What term describes the genetic makeup of an organism?

What is genotype?  

300

If a homozygous dominant plant (AA) is crossed with a homozygous recessive plant (aa), what will be the genotype of the offspring?

What is all heterozygous (Aa)?  

300

If two heterozygous parents (Bb) are crossed, what is the probability of producing a homozygous dominant offspring?

What is 25%?

300

What do we call the combination of alleles an organism has?

What is a genotype?

300

What is one way genetic probabilities are used in medicine?

What is determining the likelihood of inherited diseases?

400

What is the physical expression of a trait called?

What is phenotype?

400

What does it mean if an organism is homozygous?

What means having two identical alleles for a trait?

400

What is the term for a trait that masks the effect of another trait?

What is dominant?

400

What is the difference between a phenotype and a genotype?

What is phenotype is the physical expression, while genotype is the genetic makeup?

400

Why is it important to understand genetic probabilities in conservation biology? 


What helps maintain genetic diversity in endangered species?

500

Who is known as the father of genetics?

Who is Gregor Mendel?

500

How does a dihybrid cross differ from a monohybrid cross?

What involves two traits instead of one?

500

In a genetic cross, what does a probability of 0 represent?

What means the event cannot occur?

500

What term describes the genetic make-up of an organism when it has two different alleles for a trait?

What is heterozygous?

500

How can understanding genetic probabilities affect family planning?  

What helps assess risks of genetic disorders in children?

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