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Genetics
Heredity
Reproduction
Punnet Squares
Misc
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Where are genes located?
In the chromosomes
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Who first studied heredity and the passage of traits from one generation to the next?
Gregor Mendel
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Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically ____________ to the parent.
Identical
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What is the punnet square used for?

To determine the different gene combinations 

100
Name two traits that could be inherited from a parent?
Examples: hair color, eye color, height, skin color, freckles, etc...
200
What are the threadlike structures of DNA that carry genes called?
Chromosomes
200
What type of organism did Gregor Mendel use to first study heredity?
Pea Plants
200
If you are studying a population of genetically identical individuals, you can conclude that these individuals reproduce how?
Asexually
200
A black chicken (BB) is crossed with a black chicken (BB). What percentage of offspring will be black?
100%
200
Why does a Punnet Square use capital and lowercase letters?
Capital = Dominant Trait Lower Case = Recessive Trait
300
What do we call the genetic make up of the individual, represented by a set of letters?
Genotype
300
How many chromomsomes do humans have?
46 or 23 pair
300
The sorting of chromosomes during sexual reproduction, determines -
Which traits are passed on to the offspring
300
Long ears are dominant (E) in rabbits. If one parent is homozygous dominant for the long ear trait and the other homozygours reccessive (e), what is the only possible genotype of the offspring?
Ee
300
Two dark brown rabbits have four offspring. Three of the offspring are dark and one is white. What does this tell you about the parents' genes for fur color?
Dark brown is dominant and white fur is recessive. Both parents are heterozygous.