Genetics Vocab

An organism that has two of the same alleles for a trait (ex. TT or tt) is _______________.

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

A trait that is controlled by two different alleles for the same trait, such as "Tt" or "Ww" has what genotype?

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Traits that can mask others and are represented by a capital letter are know as what kind of trait?

• recessive

• dominant

Traits that are masked by another trait are known as...

• recessive traits

• dominant traits

What refers to the alleles from each parent which control a trait, for example Tt, TT, or tt?

• phenotype

• genotype

• homozygous

• heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What refers to how the organism will PHysically look based on the genotype?

• PHenotpye

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• incomplete

Which is heterozygous ?

• Tt

• TT

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which is homozygous ?

• Ss

• SS

T = tall, and  t = short. 
So a plant with the genotype
"Tt" would be

• medium sized
• tall
• short

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

section of the DNA molecule that controls and determines the traits of an organism

• chromosome
• nucleus
• code
• gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1