Vocabulary
Genotype
Phenotype
Heredity
100
What is the definition of heredity?
Heredity is the passing of genetic material from parent to offspring
100
What is the definition of genotype?
The genetic traits of an organism show using letters (Gg or gg)
100
What is the defintion of phenotype?
The physical traits or characteristics that are passed down (Blue eyes)
100
What are traits called that you get from your parents?
Inherited Traits
200
What is the definition of Sexual reproduction?
Two parents each contributing in reproduction
200
Which of the following is the genotype of Blue eyes?
Blue eyes or BB
BB
200
If mom has brown hair and dad has black hair, which parent would you have gotten brown hair from?
Mom or Dad
Mom has brown hair so that is who you got that trait from
200
What are the traits called that you learn throughout your life time?
Acquired traits
300
What is the definition of Asexual Reproduction?
1 Parent reproducing
300
Which of the following is the Dominant Genotype?
bb
xx
Kk
Kk is dominant because of the capital letter
300
In the following cross, what is the percentage of purple plants?
75% of the plants are purple
300
What is this a picture of?
Chromosome
400
What is a dominant trait?
A strong trait shown in a capital letter
400
True or False: The following traits are both dominant?
Hh and BB
True because all dominant traits have capital letters
400
What are different versions of the same gene called?
Alleles
400
What is this a picture of?
This is a DNA strand
500
What is a recessive trait?
A non dominant or weaker trait shown in a lowercase letter
500
What is the Genotype in the following Punnett square?
Bb is the genotype
500
What is the phenotype in the following Punnett Square?
Brown Eyes
500
What is the meaning of Homozygous and Heterozygous?
Homozygous means same
Heterozygous means different