Genotype and Phenotype Practice Name : Fernando Chavez

Introduction: Recall that each organism inherits one allele for a gene from each parent. The combination of genes the
organism has is called genotype If the organism inherits two of the same gene, the genotype is homozygous. If it inherits two
different genes, it is heterozygous. According to Mendel, one of these will be dominant and will be expressed if it is present. It
can mask the recessive trait. An organism can only express a recessive trait if It possesses two recessive traits.. When
recording genotype, two letters are used, a capital letter (D) for the dominant trait and a lower case (d) letter for a recessive.
By knowing the genotype of an organism, you can identify its phenotype, how it looks.

Homozygous dominant: XX Homozygous recessive: xx heterozygous: Xx

Task: Use the available information to identify the genotype and phenotype in each example.

Homo Hetero Hetero Hetero

Hetero Homo r Hetero Homo r

Hetero Hetero Homo r Homo r

Homo Homo Homo Hetero

Purple Brown

purple Brown

white blue

Wrinkle Bobtails

wrinkle bobtails

round recessive
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Table 1: Mendel,,s Traits, and Symbols for Pea Pllants

Traits Dominant Allele Symbol Recessive Alle le 1

Symbol
Seed Shape Round R Wrinkl ,ed 1
r
Seed Cofor Yellow y Green y
Seed Coat Color Colored C White C

Pod Snape Smooth s Constricted s

Pod Color Green G YeUow g
Stem Height Tall T Short t
Flower Pos iition Axial A Terminal a

Phenotype Genotype

1. Heterozygous for height

G 9. Heterozygous flower position
A
2. Homozygous dominant for seed shape R
10. . Heterozygous seed color Y
3. Heterozyg,ou1s colored s,eed coat c
11.Homozygous smooth pod S
4. Homozygous green pod
y
12. Homozygous constricted pod
5. Homozygous short s
t
13. Homozygous recessive for seed coat colbr C
6. Homozygous tall
T
7. Homozygous axial
14. Heterozygous for pod colo1r g
S
8. Homozygous terminal 15. Homozygous round seed

y r