Name_____________________________________Date____________________Class_______________

Basic Genetics
If a gene is represented by the letter B, how would you write…

homozygous dominant?_____________

homozygous recessive?______________

heterozygous?_____________________
One Gene
co-dominance complete dominance multiple alleles incomplete dominance pleiotropy

Match each term from above to an example.

A cleft chin is recessive and results from a cc genotype, but a non-cleft chin can be Cc or CC.
__________________________

A flower is blue with genotype BB, purple with Bb, and pink with bb. ____________________________

Blood type is determined by the presence of IA, I , and i in the genotype. _________________________
B

If a blood type genotype is IA IB, both the A and B attachments are present on blood cells.
__________________________

The garden pea gene for flower color also decides the seed color. _______________________________

Genotype or Phenotype? Write a ‘G’ for each genotype, and a ‘P’ for phenotype.

Blue eyes ______________ Sickle-cells _________________ heterozygous _____________

II
A B
__________________ Purple flowers ______________ wrinkled seeds _____________

HhRR ________________ AA _______________________ lactose intolerant _____________

Multiple Genes
Epistatic or Polygenic? Mark each item with an ‘E’ or a ‘P’.

____ Several genes determine skin color.

____ Expression of a second gene is conditional on the first gene.

____ If a Labrador is yellow, only 1 on the 2 genes that control color is expressed.

____ Eye color is determined by multiple genes.

Name_____________________________________Date____________________Class_______________

Basic Genetics
If a gene is represented by the letter B, how would you write…

homozygous dominant? BB

homozygous recessive? bb

heterozygous? Bb
One Gene

co-dominance complete dominance multiple alleles incomplete dominance pleiotropy

Match each term from above to an example.

A cleft chin is recessive and results from a cc genotype, but a non-cleft chin can be Cc or CC. complete
dominance

A flower is blue with genotype BB, purple with Bb, and pink with bb. incomplete dominance

Blood type is determined by the presence of IA, I , and i in the genotype. multiple alleles
B

If a blood type genotype is IA IB, both the A and B attachments are present on blood cells. co-dominance

The garden pea gene for flower color also decides the seed color. pleiotropy

Genotype or Phenotype? Write a ‘G’ for each genotype, and a ‘P’ for phenotype.

Blue eyes P Sickle-cells P heterozygous G

II
A B
G Purple flowers P wrinkled seeds P

HhRR G AA G lactose intolerant P

Multiple Genes
Epistatic or Polygenic? Mark each item with an ‘E’ or a ‘P’.

P Several genes determine skin color.

E Expression of a second gene is conditional on the first gene.

E If a Labrador is yellow, only 1 on the 2 genes that control color is expressed.

P Eye color is determined by multiple genes.