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Dominant Trait
A trait that will appear in the offspring.
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Homozygous
What are two identical alleles for a specific trait?
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Probability
What is the likelihood of an event occurring?
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Capital Letter
What is the correct way to write a dominant trait?
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Phenotype
When we physically observe something we are observing its ______ ?
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Recessive Trait
A trait that is carried in a person's genes, but may not appear.
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Heterozygous
What are different or non-identical alleles for a particular trait?
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Fractions, Ratios, or Percentages.
What is a Punnett Square measured in?
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Lowercase Letter
What is the correct way to write a recessive trait?
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100%
What is the total percentage present in a Punnett Square.
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Heredity
The passing of traits from one generation to the next
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Genotype
What is the genetic constitution of an individual organism?
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Predict the probability of traits passed to offspring.
What is the purpose of a Punnett Square?
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Xx
What is the correct way to write a heterozygous trait?
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No. This is due to recessive trait factors.
If you carry the genes for a particular trait, does that mean you will display it?
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Punnett Sqaure
Used to determine the probability of an offspring having a particular trait
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Phenotype
What are the observable traits displayed in an individual organism?
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Over & Down
What is the correct way to read a Punnett Square?
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XX or xx
What is the correct way to write a homozygous trait?
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To study what might get passed on to the offspring.
What is the importance of Punnett Squares?
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Gene
A unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
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Gregor Mendel
BONUS! Who is the known as "The Father of Genetics"
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50%
What is the possible percentage if we cross a heterozygous (Tt) parent with a homozygous (tt) parent?
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Zero
What is the chance of a HETEROZYGOUS trait having two identical alleles?
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Yes! They can even pinpoint it down to the exact chromosome/DNA sequence.
BONUS! Can studying heredity/genetics help doctors identify certain diseases and mutations?
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