Unit 6 and Unit 7 Genetics Vocabulary

What is the term for the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring?

• heredity

• trait

• gene

• allele

Which allele always shows up in the organism when the allele is present?

• recessive allele

• dominant allele

• hidden allele

• present allele

Which allele only shows up when no dominant allele is present?

• hidden allele

• dominant allele

• recessive allele

• present allele

What is the term describes one set of instructions for an inherited trait?

• heredity

• allele

• trait

• gene

What is the term describes an organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic?

• genotype

• phenotype

• genetics

• heterozygous

Which term describes the genetic makeup?

• phenotype

• genotype

• heterzygous

• allele

What is the term describes the chances of something happening?

• dominant

• genotype

• phenotype

• probability

What is the term describes having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred)?

• homozygous

• hetrozygous

• protein

• chromosome

What is the term of having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid)?

• protein

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• genotype

What is the term describes a single piece of coiled DNA found in the cells which contains genes that encode traits?

• gene

• chromosome

• trait

• DNA