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Genetic Vocabulary Practice. What to do. Open Educreations I will show you a word or letter(s) You write and/or draw to show what it means. For Example. If I said “ Cell” You could draw a cell AND/OR You could write something like “the smallest basic unit of life.”. Dominant.
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What to do • Open Educreations • I will show you a word or letter(s) • You write and/or draw to show what it means.
For Example • If I said “Cell” • You could draw a cell AND/OR • You could write something like “the smallest basic unit of life.”
Dominant Answer: • Any capital letter • An allele that covers up recessive alleles Examples: • R • T • B • H
Recessive Answer: • Any lowercase letter • An allele that gets covered up dominant alleles Examples: • r • t • b • h
Homozygous Answer: • Any genotype with two of the samealleles Examples: • rr • RR • BB • bb
Heterozygous Answer: • Any genotype with two different alleles Examples: • Bb • Tt • Hh • Rr
Homozygous Dominant Answer: • Genotype with two dominant alleles (homo = same, dominant = big/strong) Examples: • BB • HH • TT • RR
Homozygous Recessive Answer: • Genotype with two recessive alleles (homo = same, dominant = little/weak) Examples: • bb • hh • tt • rr
Genotype Answer: • The genes (letters) an organism has Examples: • BB • Bb • bb • TT • Tt • tt
Phenotype Answer: • The traits (looks) an organism has Examples: • Blue Eyes • Brown Eyes • Hitchhiker’s Thumb • Black Hair • Curly Hair • Dimples