Reproduction & Genetics

The different forms of a gene are called a(n) _______

• allele

• phenotype

• mutation

• clone

A means of reproduction WITHOUT the interaction of two genders is called ______ reproduction.

• mutation

• pollination

• asexual

• sexual

The _____ allele is the allele whose trait ALWAYS shows up in the organism when it is present.

• recessive

• heterozygous

• dominant

• homozygous

Gregor Mendel performed the first genetics experiments on ______ plants.

• bean

• peanut

• almond

• pea

A _____ is the set of information that controls a trait; code in the DNA.

• gene

• allele

• graft

• trait

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

• genotype

• phenotype

• heterozygous

• homozygous

If an organism's genetic material has been altered by means of genetic engineering, it is referred to as a ______.

• mutation

• clone

• offspring

• GMO

When a bud or shoot of a plant is inserted in a groove or slit in the stem or stock of another plant, and it continues to grow, it is called a ______.

• pollination

• pistil

• stamen

• graft

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is _____.

• pollination

• heredity

• mutation

• breeding

If an organism has two different alleles for a trait (one dominant, one recessive), it is said to be _______.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• sexual

• asexual