Heredity

Question 1

The passing of genetic materials from parents to offspring

Answer 1

Heredity

Question 2

Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic

Answer 2

Genes

Question 3

The different versions of a gene

Answer 3

Alleles

Question 4

The combination of alleles that you inherit from you parents

Answer 4

Genotype

Question 5

Your observable traits

Answer 5

Phenotype

Question 6

Allele contributes to the phenotype if one or two copies of it are present

Answer 6

Dominant

Question 7

Allele contributes to the phenotype only when two copies of it are presenr

Answer 7

Recessive

Question 8

Each allele in a heterozygous individual, influences the phenotype

Answer 8

Incomplete dominance

Question 9

Both of the alleles in a heterozygous individual, contributes to the phenotype

Answer 9

Codominance

Question 10

A characteristic passed from one generation to another

Answer 10

Trait

Question 11

Graphic used to predict possible genotypes of offspring

Answer 11

Punnett Squares