Vocab
This term is used to describe different forms of the same gene.
What is allele?
What are the 3 categories of genotypes?
What is homozygous dominant, heterozygous, and homozygous recessive?
In a Punnett square, where do we find the potential offspring's genotype?
1AA: 2Aa: 1aa
Why can't stairs be trusted?
What is they're always up to something?
These are pairs of chromosomes in which one was received from the father and the other from the mother.
What is homologous chromosomes?
How do we represent recessive alleles when writing out genotypes?
What is we use lower case letters?
In a Punnett square, where do we write the parents' genotypes?
What is on the outside of the boxes on the top and left side?
What is the phenotypic ratio for a potential offspring if mom is Bb and dad is bb? B is for brown eyes and b is for blue eyes.
What is 2 brown eyes: 2 blue eyes?
What do snowmen do in their spare time?
What is they just chill?
This is an offspring's genetic makeup/allele combination. You cannot see it by looking at a person.
What is genotype?
This is the genotype of an individual who is homozygous dominant. Use the letters "A" and "a".
What is AA?
Create a Punnett Square for an offspring if mom's genotype is Ff and dad's is FF.
What is two FF and two Ff?
What is the genotypic ratio for a potential offspring if a parent is homozygous recessive and the other parent is heterozygous? Use the letters 'E' and 'e'.
What is 0EE: 2Ee: 2ee?
Why don't skeletons go trick or treating?
What is they have no body to go with?
This means you only need one of the alleles to show the phenotype.
What is the dominant allele?
This is the genotype of someone who is a carrier. Use the letters 'B' and 'b'.
What is Bb?
Create a Punnett square for a potential offspring if mom is homozygous recessive and dad is heterozygous using the letters 'Q' and 'q'.
Two qq and two Qq
If albinism is a recessive condition what would the phenotypic ratio be if mom has albinism and dad is homozygous dominant for albinism?
What is 4 no albinism: 0 with albinism?
What is the difference between a fish and a piano?
What is you can't tuna fish?
This means that a person possesses an allele for a phenotype but does not express that phenotype.
What is a carrier?
This is the sound a dog makes.
Create a Punnett square for a potential offspring is mom has the recessive condition and dad is a carrier for the recessive condition. Use the letters 'Y' and 'y'
What is Two Yy and two yy?
Dwarfism is a dominant condition. What is the phenotypic ratio for the potential offspring if mom is heterozygous for dwarfism and dad is homozygous recessive?
What is 2 with dwarfism: 2 without dwarfism?
Why do seagulls fly over the seas?