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2. A10-Q
What is genetics?

3. the study of the laws of heredity
A10-A
the study of the laws of heredity

4. What symbols are used in Punnett Squares?
A20-Q
What symbols are used in Punnett Squares?

5. Punnett Squares uses letters.
A20-A
Punnett Squares uses letters.

6. What symbols are used in Pedigree charts?
A30-Q
What symbols are used in Pedigree charts?

7. circles (female) & squares (male)
A30-A
circles (female) & squares (male)

8. Give 2 examples of traits that are determined by genes
A40-Q
Give 2 examples of traits that are determined by genes

9. hair color and type, eye color, blood type
A40-A
hair color and type, eye color, blood type

10. What controls inherited traits?
A50-Q
What controls inherited traits?

11. A50-A
DNA which makes genes, which are on chromosomes, which are in the nucleus of cells

12. B10-Q
What is dominant?

13. a gene that is more powerful – it shows itself
B10-A
a gene that is more powerful – it shows itself

14. B20-Q
What is pure?

15. two of the same genes for a single trait (homozygous)
B20-A
two of the same genes for a single trait (homozygous)

16. How many chromosomes does a human receive from the mother?
B30-Q
How many chromosomes does a human receive from the mother?

17. B30-A
23 (half)

18. What is a Punnett Square used for ?
B40-Q
What is a Punnett Square used for ?

19. to determine the probability (possibility) of traits for the offspring

20. B50-Q
What is hybrid?

21. Having 2 different genes
B50-A
Having 2 different genes

22. C10-Q
Define recessive.

23. C10-A
a trait that is weaker – you need 2 recessive genes for the gene to show

24. C20-Q
When a scientist analyzes the chromosomes (DNA) of an organism, he is looking at the organism’s ________ .

25. Genotype (genotype is the actual genetic makeup of a trait)
C20-A

26. Which parent determines the sex of the child?
C30-Q
Which parent determines the sex of the child?

27. Father –he can either contribute an X or Y

28. What is Pedigree chart used for?
C40-Q
What is Pedigree chart used for?

29. to track (trace) traits through generations of a family
C40-A
to track (trace) traits through generations of a family

30. What is the genetic combination for a human female? A human male?
C50-Q
What is the genetic combination for a human female? A human male?

31. C50-A
Female = XX Male = XY

32. D10-Q
What is genotype?

33. the actual gene combination for a trait
D10-A
the actual gene combination for a trait

34. D20-Q
What is phenotype?

35. D20-A
the way a trait is expressed – the physical features (photograph) – what an organism looks like

36. D30-Q
What is blending?

37. when neither gene is dominant over the other and they both show
D30-A
when neither gene is dominant over the other and they both show

38. Give 2 examples of traits that are NOT determined by genes
D40-Q
Give 2 examples of traits that are NOT determined by genes

39. D40-A
length of your hair
nail color
sunburn
a broken bone
your age

40. CS = wavy hair What is the genotype? What is the phenotype?
D50-Q
CS = wavy hair What is the genotype? What is the phenotype?

41. genotype = CS phenotype = wavy hair
D50-A
genotype = CS phenotype = wavy hair

42. Probability of getting a yellow banana
E10-Q
Probability of getting a yellow banana

43. E10-A
50% (Yy)

44. Probability of getting a hybrid banana
E20-Q
Probability of getting a hybrid banana

45. 50% (Yy)
E20-A

46. E30-Q
One flower is heterozygous red (Rr) and it is crossed with a homozygous white (rr) plant. Use a Punnett square to determine the probability of one of their offspring having a red color.

47. E30-A
50%

48. How many generations are shown on this pedigree chart?
E40-Q
How many generations are shown on this pedigree chart?

49. E40-A 4

50. How many children are in generation III?
E50-Q
How many children are in generation III?
Male? Female?

51. 3 children: 2 males 1female
E50-A
3 children: 2 males 1female