For each genotype below, indicate whether it is heterozygous or homozygous.
For each genotype below, determine what phenotypes would be possible.
Having freckles is dominant to not having freckles.
Name the genotype for each phenotype listed. Choose all that apply, some may have more than one answer.
Hair on your back is dominant to no hair on your back.
What is Heredity?
Scientific study of genes
Scientific study of all living things
The passing of traits from parents to offspring
What is genetics?
How would you represent a dominant allele?
Upper case letter
Lower case letter
What does having a dominant allele mean?
That the recessive trait will show up
That the dominant trait will show up only if there is no recessive trait
That the dominant trait will show up
Which is the best description of a phenotype?
Physical appearance
The combination of alleles
AA
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Bb
cc
FF
freckles
no freckles
Ff
ff
Hairy back
HH
Hh
hh
Smooth back