Genetic Vocabulary
What is it called when Traits are passed down
Heredity
Does Inherited traits come from parents?
yes
What allele is this: RR
Dominant Allele
How many squares are in a punnet squares
4
What is a genotype?
A genotype codes for a phenotype
What is it called when the egg and sperm cell fuse
Fertilization
which of these are inherited traits: eye color, favorite food, Hand writing style
eye color
What Allele is this: rr
recessive Allele
The chart to guess the probability of the phenotype of a living matter.
Punnett Squares
What's a phenotype?
A physical feature
The offspring of many generations that have the same traits
purebred
What trait is mostly learned and not inherited: dimples, a new language, eye color, or freckles
A new language
What Allele masks over the recessive allele
Dominant Allele
What does each box represent in a punnett square
The possibilities of each offspring
What is it called when a gene is being used to code phenotype
Genenotype
A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
Gene
What carries the genetic information that determines inherited traits
DNA
What will be the percentage of a Homozygous dominant , with a homozygous dominant father, and a heterozygous Mother.
50%
How do you represent these names in punnett squares: Homozygous dominant,Homozygous recessive,Heterozygous
RR,rr ,Rr
The outcome of the gene code
Phenotype
An abnormal condition that a person inherits by gene or chromosomes
Genetic Disorder
How can children have different traits
Parents cause this due to their genes mixing and having their kids have different traits
If you mix a heterozygous with a Homozygous recessive, what will be the percentage of a heterozygous baby happening.
75%
If the dad homozygous dominant and has attached ears, the mom has homozygous recessive with unattached ears. What is the possibility of that child to be heterozygous.
100%
If the dad has grey fur and the mom has black fur, but the dad is dominant and the mom is recessive, what phenotype would the off springs have.
Grey fur