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what are inherited traits?

genetically determined characteristics passed from parents to offspring

What is the value of each square inside of a punnett square?

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What is a phenotype?

The physical appearance of an organism

What is a punnett square?

a diagram used to predict the probability of offspring inheriting a particular trait

Which of the following are examples of homozygous dominant genotypes?

AA EE RR

What is a genotypes?

the genetic identity of an organism

Describe a homozygous dominant genotype.

carries 2 copies of the same dominant allele (T T)

Describe a heterozygous genotype.

carries one dominant allele and one recessive allele ( T t)

What do the leters on the outside of punnett square stand for?

The parents' genotype

What is an allele?

one member of a pair of genes occupying a specific spot on a chromosome that controls the same trait

What is Genetics?

the study of heredity

Who is the father of gentics?

Gregor Mendel

What is a gene?

segment of DNA that is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

If the mom's genotype is Rr and dad's genotype is Rr, what are the 3 possible genotypes for the offspring?

RR, Rr, rr

Which of the following are examples of genotypes in which the dominant gene will be evident in the phenotype?

Ff HH Oo Uu

Which of the following are examples of a heterozygous genotype?

Gg Ff Tt

What is heredity?

the biological process of passing on certain genes to offspring

If R stands for red & and r stands for white, what is the possibility offspring will be red??

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what do the letters on the inside of a punnett square stand for?

The genotypes of possible offspings

What is the possibility that the offspring will be yellow?

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If R stands for red & and r stands for white, what is the possibility offsping will be white?

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Describe a Homozygous recessive genotype.

carries 2 copies of the same recessive allele (t t)