A circle represents a ______________ in a pedigree chart.
female
Punnett Squares can help predict what traits ________________ will receive.
offspring
Who is considered the "father of genetics"?
Gregor Mendel
A distinguishing characteristic
trait
Blue eyes
phenotype
cc
homozygous recessive
A ____________ represents a male in a Punnett square.
square
parents
What type of plant did Gregor Mendel use in his research?
pea plants
Different forms of a trait.
allele
Gg
genotype
BB
homozygous dominant
If a shape is shaded in, that means that the individual____________________
Had the trait being traced
The letters inside the Punnett square represent potential ________________________.
offspring
How many different traits did Mendel study in pea plants?
seven
To receive traits from your parents.
heredity
HH
Genotype
Rr
Heterozygous dominant
Which generation has three females, but only one of them has the trait being traced.
Generation 3
What is the probability of the offspring receiving the trait being traced?
50/50
one set of instructions for a particular trait
gene
A genetic factor that is blocked by a dominant factor.
Long legs
phenotype
Cc
Heterozygous dominant
How many men on this chart do NOT show the trait being traced.
3
What is the probability that offspring will have blue eyes?
0%
Austria
A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor
dominant
ww
genotype
vv
homozygous recessive