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 Factors
that control traits are called what?
 What
does the notation Tt mean to
geneticists?
 If
a homozygous black guinea pig (BB) is
crossed with a homozygous white guinea
pig (bb), what is the probability that an
offspring will have black fur?
 An
organism’s physical appearance is
its…
 What
is a mutation?
 The
different forms of a gene are called
 Cloning
results in two organisms that are
 In
an attempt to produce a potato that
tastes good an also resists disease, plant
breeders crossed a potato variety that
tastes good with a variety that resists
disease. This technique is an example of
 Pat’s
mom is a concert pianist. People
keep telling her that she will be a great
pianist someday because she will get it
from her mom. How could you describe
this statement?
 What
is an example of an organism that
reproduces asexually?
 Both
parents of Siamese cats have green
eyes. Their offspring all have green eyes.
This would be an example of what type of
trait?
 Will
our future knowledge about
inherited traits that are passed from
parent to child likely change?
 Who
would most directly benefit from the
study of genetics?
 When
Mendel crossed purebred short
plants with purebred tall plants, were all
of the offspring tall or short?
A
hybrid has two of the same alleles for a
trait. True or false?
 Is
a pea plant with the alleles Tt is
heterozygous or homozygous?
 What
carries genes from parents to
offspring.
 Organism
trait
with 2 of the same alleles for a
 Organism
trait
with 2 different alleles for a
 Gene
that needs to have 2 copies to be
expressed
 Gene
that is expressed with only 1 copy
 Describes
what trait an organism has
(what it looks like)
 What
alleles an organism has (what its
genes say)
 Scientist
who studied finches
 Trait
that helps an animal survive