Genes
A gene with mixed traits
What is Hybrid?
Characteristics that can be inherited, like eye color
What are Traits?
Two parts of a gene that determine traits
What are Alleles?
A new generation produced by parents
What is offspring?
Known as the father of genetics
Who is Gregor Mendel?
The genetic makeup of an organism
What is Genotype?
A rare or unusual dominant trait.
What is having 6 fingers on one hand?
If both parents are carriers (Bb), this is the percent chance of their child having the recessive trait.
What is 25%?
A gene with only one type of allele.
What is Pure?
A plan or instruction set
What is a Blueprint?
The physical appearance resulting from a genotype.
What is Phenotype?
A widow’s peak hairline is dominant over this type of hairline.
What is a straight hairline?
This vision condition, often inherited as a recessive trait, makes it hard to see colors correctly.
What is color blindness?
The physical display or appearance of a trait
What is Manifestation?
Coming after something else in a sequence
What is Subsequent?
The units of heredity that carry information from parents to offspring.
What are Genes?
DAILY DOUBLE
This question is worth DOUBLE POINTS!
This hair texture is dominant over straight hair.
What is curly hair?
If “b” is recessive and “B” is dominant, this is the genotype of someone showing the recessive trait.
What is bb?
A gene that masks the effect of a recessive gene.
What is Dominant?
Having two different alleles for a trait
What is Heterozygous?
The passing of traits from parents to their children.
What is Heredity?
This genotype combination will never produce a child with a recessive trait.
What is BB x BB?
This is the term for a person who carries one dominant and one recessive allele but does not show the recessive trait.
What is a carrier?
DAILY DOUBLE
This question is worth DOUBLE POINTS!
A gene whose effect is masked by a dominant gene
What is Recessive?
Having two identical alleles for a trait
What is Homozygous?