Vocabulary
Punnett Square
Vocabulary 2
Heredity
100
What is DNA
Your _____ contains your genetic material.
100
What is the parent's genotype
In a punnett square, the letters outside the box represents what?
100
What is heterozygous or hybrid.
When two alleles, or letters, for one trait are different, this is called _________ or __________.
100
The percent will be 100%
If Jane's dad and mom both have sickle cell anemia, what is the percent chance Jane will get the disease?
200
What is Phenotype.
_____ Is the physical appearance of a trait.
200
What is the offspring's genotype.
The letters inside the punnett square stands for what?
200
What is dominant.
A ________ trait overshadows the other and therefor expressed.
200
yes, Maddie will have it
If Maddie's mom is a carrier of down syndrome and her dad has it, will Maddie most likely have it?
300
What is heredity.
The passing of physical of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.
300
What is 75%
If you have three capital T's and one lower case t, what percent of cleft lip will Jane have (T=disease t=no disease)?
300
What is genetics.
The scientific study if heredity is called __________.
300
She will most likely have the disease.
If Ellie's mom 100% has Cardiomyopathy and her dad doesn't, will Ellie get the disease?
400
What is homozygous or purebred.
When two alleles, or letters, for one trait are the same, this is called ________ or ________.
400
There would be a 50/50 percent chance Kerry will be tall
Would Kerry be short if the punnett square had two lower case s's and two upper case S's (S=tall s=short)?
400
Yes, Mrs. Hiter will have the heart disease.
If Mrs. Hiter's mom and dad are both carriers of a heart disease, will she end up getting it?
500
What is genotype.
The ________ is the combination of alleles or combination of letters.
500
The percentage is 100%
A homozygus tall plant is crossed with a purebred short plant. What percentage of the offspring will be hetrozygous?
500
What is recessive.
The trait that hides in the background and is not expressed is called a ___________ trait.
500
Yes, they will
If Jada gets married to a man who ends up having cancer, and she founds out that she is a carrier, will her children have cancer?
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