Term to Definition
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Examples of the Terms
Punnet Squares
Bonus Category
100
What is Heredity?

 Passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically. 

100

A _____ trait is opposed to a recessive trait which is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present.

Dominant
100

What is a chart used to trace the history of traits in a family?



Pedigree
100
The capital letter represents what?
The dominant trait or allele. 
100
You receive 2 alleles, one from your mom, and one from your dad, how many are important?
1
200
What does Recessive mean? 

Related to or has heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents.

200

When an individual has two of the same allele, whether dominant or recessive, they are _____.

Homozygous
200

What is an organism that has either two dominant or two recessive genes for a particular trait.

Homozygous
200
How many gene combinations can happen between two parents?
Four
200
Gregor Mendel in his life was a ____ (not a scientist)
monk
300
What is a Punnett Square?

This is a square diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. 

300

The genetics term _____ refers to a pair of genes where one is dominant and one is recessive.

Heterozygous.
300

What is type when you can observee characteristics

Phenotype
300
If in a Punnett square there is, Bb, BB, Bb, BB, what is the chance it will be BB?
50%
300
Gregor Mendel was good at what 2 things?
Science and Math. 
400
What is Purebred? 

Purebred is from parents of the same breed or variety.

400

The __ of _____ ______when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production

Law of Independent Assortment.
400

What is one that is hidden, or masked, by another form of the trait.

Recessive Trait.
400
If the father has FF, the mother may have...
Ff
400
There will always be  ___ sperm and  ___ egg
1 and 1
500
What is the Law of Segregation? 

This was by Gregor Mendel, he stated that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.

500

Genetics studies _____ _____ and are defined as the environment as every influence other than genetics such as air, water, and/or diet.

environmental influence 

500

What is an individual who has inherited the gene for a trait, but does not show that trait physically.

Carrier 
500
In the Punnett Square, the lowercase letter represents what? 
The recessive allele
500
A ______ helps to make a Punnett Square
Pedigree