Genetics

A ______________ allele is a trait that shows up in an organism when present.

• Homozygous

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Heterozygous

Who is the father of Genetics?

• Robert Hooke
• Jane Goodall
• Gregor Mendel
• Albert Einstein

An organism's genetic makeup or allele combination is called their_____________.

• Phenotype
• Genotype
• Hybrid
• Purebred

What is the scientific study of Heredity?

• Genetics
• DNA
• RNA
• Biology

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What is the chart that shows all possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross?

• 4 square
• Sonnett square
• Punnett square

What do we call offspring of many generations that have the same trait?

• Hybrid
• Purebred
• Whitebread
• Ryebread

What is an organism's physical appearance?

• Phenotype
• Genotype
• Purebred
• Hybrid

What is a number that describes how likely an event will occur?

• Problems
• Probability
• Luck of the dice

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When you have two different alleles for a trait, this is called being_____________.

• homozygous
• the same
• heterozygous
• purebred

What are the different forms of a gene called?

• DNA
• Chromosomes
• RNA
• Alleles

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