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Genetics Vocabulary

Authored by Janelle Kochis

Science

7th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 918+ times

Genetics Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring (children)

traits

characteristics

heredity

phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He is known as the "Father of Genetics" and used pea plants because they reproduce quickly.

Robert Hooke

Gregor Mendel

Theodor Swann

Matthias Schleiden

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The trait represented by a capital letter

Recessive

Dominant

Phenotype

Incomplete dominance

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The trait represented by a lower case letter

Recessive

Dominant

Phenotype

Incomplete Dominance

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The different versions of a gene or one of a pair of genes

Dominant

Recessive

Allele

Phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A feature that has different forms in a population ( CATEGORIES) Examples: Seed color, Eye color

Trait

Characteristic

Allele

Dominant

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The different forms within a characteristic (blue eyes, brown eyes)

Dominant

Recessive

Characteristic

Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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