Unit 4 Heredity and Punnett Squares
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A chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait
pedigree chart
homozygous
heterozygous
punnett square
120s - Q2
the study of heredity
genes
alleles
genetics
heredity
120s - Q3
an organism that has two different alleles for a trait (hetero=different)
phenotype
heterozygous
homozygous
genotype
120s - Q4
passing of traits from parents to offspring
genetics
heredity
chromosomes
phenotype
120s - Q5
an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait (homo=same)
heterozygous
genotype
homozygous
phenotype
120s - Q6
a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes
gene
genotype
DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid)
chromosome
120s - Q7
genetic makeup, or alleles (the initials)
phenotype
DNA
chromosomes
genotype
120s - Q8
Austrian monk and botanist whose experiments with garden peas led to the science of genetics
Gregor Mendel
Galileo Galilei
Charles Darwin
Ron DeSantis
120s - Q9
physical appearance, or visible trait (how it looks)
genotype
homozygous
phenotype
heterozygous
120s - Q10
threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
pedigree chart
chromosomes
DNA
alleles
120s - Q11
a chart that shows all the possible ways alleles can combine in a genetic cross
pedigree chart
genetics
punnett square
Gregor Mendel
120s - Q12
the different forms of a gene
alleles
genes
genotype
heredity
120s - Q13
the allele whose trait always shows up in an organism when the allele is present
punnett square
pedigree chart
recessive allele
dominant allele
120s - Q14
a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
genes
genetics
alleles
chromosomes
120s - Q15
the allele whose trait is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
recessive allele
DNA
dominant allele
phenotype
120s