Vocab
Famous Pedigrees
Genotype or Phenotype?
What are the odds?
Wildcard
100

A type of trait that requires only ONE allele for the trait to show: It overrides and does NOT hide.

What is dominant?

100

If I were to put Kim Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian on a pedigree, this is the shape I would use to represent them.

What is a circle?

100

AA

What is a Genotype?

100

The name of the tool used to determine the odds of offspring having a certain trait. Developed by Gregor Mendell

What is a punnett square?

100

Where our genes come from

Who is our parents?

200

A type of trait such as blue eyes, it requires two alleles for the trait to show: it hides, it does not override

What is recessive?

200

If I were to put Eli, and Peyton Manning on a pedigree, this is the shape I would use to represent them.

What is a square?

200

Blue eyes

What is a Phenotype?

200

Australian monk who studied pea plants. Considered the father of genetics

Who is Gregor Mendell?

200

A tall plant (TT) and a short plant (tt), what is the phenotype of both plants?

What is Tall/Short?

300

Some genotype examples of this would be AA, aa, BB, bb

What is homozygous?

300

If I were to make a pedigree of the Simpsons family tracking the trait of "yellow skin" I would do this to the symbol of each afflicted family member.

Fill it in

300

Blonde hair

What is a phenotype?

300

If I were to mix a flower with purple petals (FF) with a flower with white petals (ff) what are the odds that the offspring will be purple? (create a punnett square for full points)

100%

300

Name a sport Mrs. Lapierre coaches

OR a former job of Mr. Bonanno

What is Basketball/Volleyball OR a Sea lion trainer?

400

Some examples of this would be Aa, Bb, Cc

What is heterozygous?

400

A term used in pedigrees for someone who has the gene for the trait but is not afflicted by it. Visualized by a half shaded in square/circle

What is a carrier?

400

Cc, include whether it is a phenotype or a genotype, as well as if it is homozygous or heterozygous

What is a heterozygous genotype?

400

Eye color is determined by the gene B, if I were to mix two heterozygous individuals, what are the odds that their offspring will have blue eyes?

25%

400

Type of reproduction where both traits are shown in the end, Roan cow, red/white petals on a flower

What is codominance?

500

A type of reproduction where traits blend together, creating a NEW phenotype

What is incomplete dominance?

500

How many married couples are in this pedigree 

What is 6?

500

BB, include whether it is a genotype or a phenotype and whether it is homozygous or heterozygous, as well as if it is dominant or recessive.

What is a homozygous dominant genotype?

500

A red flower (RR) and a white flower (rr) who use incomplete dominance reproduce, create a punnett square and tell me the likelihood of ALL phenotypes

0% red

0% White

100% pink

500

If the trait we are tracking is blue eyes (bb) what is the genotype of generation III person 3 

Genotype: Bb