What are an organisms characteristics called.
What are traits?
This gene always shows its self over a recessive gene
What is a dominant gene?
All human cells contain ____ number of chromosomes
What is 46?
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
What is 23?
a capital letter represents what type of trait?
What is a dominant trait?
The passing of traits from parent to offspring is called.
What is heredity?
Organisms have two of the same genes (TT, tt)
What is homozygous?
Give an example of a homozygous dominant genotype.
TT, BB (2 capital letters)
The study of heredity is called-
What is genetics?
What percent of offspring will be homozygous dominant?
25%
What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?
What is DNA?
Organisms have two different genes for the same trait (Tt).
what is heterozygous?
A lowercase letter represents this trait-
What is recessive?
Where are chromosomes located?
What is the nucleus?
What percent of the offspring of heterozygous parent will be homozygous?
What is 50%?
Chromosomes are made up of _______ which contain sugars, phosphates, and four nitrogen bases.
What is DNA?
Shows possible gene combinations.
What is a Punnett square?
What is a phenotype?
What an organism looks like?
a trait that is hidden when the dominant gene is present
What is a recessive trait?
What percent of the offspring of heterozygous parents will be homozygous recessive?
What is 25%?
These control what traits you have.
Genes
What are the two human reproductive cells called?
Sperm and egg
There are two variations of all genes, what are these called?
What is an allele?
What percentage of two homozygous dominant parents will be heterozygous?
What is zero percent?
What percent of offspring will have the dominant trait?
What is 75%?