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Name: ______________________
Throwback Thursday #6
Date:__________
1. __DNA_ contains your complete genetic code and is a double helix
molecule discovered by Watson and Crick.
2. _Chromosomes_ are strands that makeup your DNA.
3. What are your individual traits called?
genes
4. What is the strong trait in a gene pair called?
dominant
5. What is the weak trait in a gene pair called?
recessive
6. Who is the monk who did many experiments with pea plants and is
often called the “Father of Genetics”?
Gregor Mendel
7. Identify 3 traits you inherited from your parents.
Eye color, height, bone structure, hair color, etc. (anything physical)
8. Identify 3 traits you did not inherit from your parents.
Personality, intellect, reading/writing ability (anything learned)
9. Contrast phenotype and genotype.
phenotype –the actual trait shown; ex. brown hair
genotype- the gene pair; ex. BB
10. Contrast homozygous and heterozygous genotypes.
Homozygous- same alleles (FF, ff)
Heterozygous- different alleles (Ff)
Also be able to answer a question using a Punnett Square.
Ex. What percentage of possible offspring will
express the dominant trait? 75%
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