Heredity
Punnet Squares
Genetics
Vocabulary
Misc.
100
What do parents pass to their offspring?
Traits
100
What do punnet squares predict?
The genetic offsprings
100
Where would you find an allele?
On the chromosones
100
What is genetics?
Its a science... The study of genes.
100
What did scientist create to graph their predictions on offspring?
Punnet Squares
200
What are the two types of alleles?
Dominant and Recessive
200
If both parents are pure bread recessive what percent of the children will hold a dominant trait?
0
200
What are the physical traits called?
Phenotype
200
What is a dominant trait?
A trait that shows up in the phenotype
200

What term describes most plant reproduction?

Asexual

300
How many pairs of chromosomes are passed down to offspring?
23 pairs
300
Pure bread is another term for?
Homozygas
300
How many chromosomes are in one cell?
46
300
What is a recessive trait?
A trait that may be covered up by a dominant allele
300
What plant did the scientists first use to study?
Pea plants
400
If brown eyes are dominant and blue eyes are recessive and both parents have blue eyes how many kids would have brown eyes?
0
400
What's the percentage of an offspring having blue eyes (Dominant trait) If one parent is Homozygas dominant and the other is homozygas recessive (Green Eyes)?
100% blue eyes
400
When will a recessive trait show up in the phenotype?
When both parents are homozygas recessive
400
What are different forms of a gene called?
Alleles
400
What are Mendel's factors called?
Genes
500
What are five traits that could be passed through heredity; from parent to offspring?
Examples - Eye color; Hair length; Dimples; Freckles; Height; etc
500
What is the genotype chances for the crossing between two heterozygas plants?
1 Homozygas Dominant 2 Heterozygas 1 Homozygas Recessive
500
If the offspring has a recessive trait in the phenotype what would the offspring have in it's genotype?
Homozygas Recessive or ee
500
Name the scientist that discovered genetics.
Gregor Mendel