Genetics Vocabulary
Authored by Karen Burke
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Study of heredity
genetics
genes
family tree
generations
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Passing of traits from parents to offspring
genetics
heredity
genes
generations
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A section of a chromosome that carries the information for a specific trait like hair color or eye color
heredity
generation
gene
allele
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Different forms of a gene like different eye colors
traits
genetics
chromosomes
alleles
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor -- represented by a capital letter
recessive trait
dominant trait
homozygous
heterozygous
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A genetic factor blocked by another genetic factor -- represented by a lowercase letter
recessive trait
dominant trait
homozygous
heterozygous
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How a trait PHYSICALLY appears in an organism
heterozygous
homozygous
phenotype
genotype
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