Genetics Vocabulary Quizizz

The different forms a gene can have is called a(n):

• chromosome

• allele

• gene

• hybrid

The combinations of alleles an organism has is called the:

• phenotype

• Punnett Square

• genotype

• offspring

The physical traits or characteristics caused by alleles is called:

• phenotype

• genotype

• chromosome

• DNA

When an organism has two of the same alleles, this is called;

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Allele

• Phenotype

What type of genotype is this: Tt ?

• Purebred

• Homozygous

• Genotype

• Heterozygous

Which genotype would show the dominant trait?

• TT

• tt

• Ts

What type of allele is shown with a capital letter?

• Genotype

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Phenotype

When is the only time a recessive trait can show?

• When the organism has two dominant alelles

• When the organism has one dominant and one recessive allele

• When the organism has two recessive alleles

Punnett Squares are special charts that help us:

• Do fun math problems

• Accurately predict the future offspring

• Help us to predict the possible offspring

DNA is a long chemical. On it are sections of information that hold information about an organism. These sections of information are called:

• chromosomes

• hybrids

• genes

• offspring