Heredity Study Guide

Question 1

The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring

Answer 1

Heredity

Question 2

Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing characteristics

Answer 2

Genes

Question 3

The different versions of a gene

Answer 3

Alleles

Question 4

The combination of alleles that you inherit from your parents

Answer 4

Genotype

Question 5

Your observable traits

Answer 5

Phenotype

Question 6

Allele contributes to the phenotype of one or two copies present in genotype

Answer 6

Dominant

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Recessive

Question 8

Each allele in a heterozygous individual influences the phenotype

Answer 8

Incomplete dominance

Question 9

Both alleles in heterozygous contribute to the phenotype

Answer 9

Co-dominance

Question 10

A characteristic passed from one generation to another

Answer 10

Trait

Question 11

a diagram used in genetics to predict the possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring in a cross between two parents

Answer 11

Punnett Square

Question 12

Example of Homozygous Dominant

Answer 12

HH

Question 13

Example of Homozygous Recessive

Answer 13

hh

Question 14

Example of heterozygous

Answer 14

Hh