What do we call the genetic make up of the individual, represented by a set of letters?
Genotype
What is a pedigree?
It's a diagram that shows the occurrence and appearance of phenotypes of a particular gene from one generation to the next
Incomplete dominance
When 2 traits "blend" together, forming a new phenotype (Red flower + White flower= Pink flower)
A filled in square represents...
An affected male
What is the punnet square used for?
To determine the outcome of genetic crossings (probability of offspring to have certain traits)
Co-Dominance
When both traits shows. (Blue flower + Yellow flower = Blue and yellow flower)
A non-filled in circle represents...
An unaffected or "normal" female
A black chicken (Bb) is crossed with a white chicken (bb). What percentage of offspring will be black?
50%
In incomplete dominance, a Blue Unicorn is homozygous dominant. A Yellow Unicorn is homozygous recessive. What would the genotype for a green Unicorn be?
Heterozygous (Aa or Dd or Bb etc.)
How can you tell two people are married in a pedigree?
There is a horizontal line connecting them
Having dimples is dominant (D). Not having dimples is recessive. (d) Both parents are heterozygous for the dominant trait. What percentage of the children will NOT have dimples?
25%
For some traits, only one copy of a particular gene is needed to show a given trait. These genes are referred to as-
Dominant
A Tall penguin is homozygous recessive and a Short penguin is homozygous dominant. A heterozygous penguin is Medium. What example of dominance is this?
Incomplete Dominance (mix of tall and short is medium)
What is an allele?
A variation of a trait
If in a pedigree, the trait shown is a recessive trait, then the only way someone would be affected is if they had a genotype of...
Two lowercase letters, or homozygous recessive- "hh" or "rr"
Long ears are dominant (E) in rabbits. If one parent is homozygous dominant for the long ear trait and the other homozygous recessive (e), what is the only possible genotype of the offspring?
Ee
A blue and red striped bird is created when a blue bird and a red bird have offspring. How is this possible? What type of dominance is this?
The trait is showing that they got 1 allele from each parent. This is co-dominance