Genetics Vocab Review

Which of the following is heterozygous?

• bb

• Bb

• BB

• BB

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• bb

• BB

• Bb

• bB

What does the prefix 'hetero' mean?

• same

• different

• opposite

• similar

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

• bb

• BB

• Bb

• bB

The physical appearance of a trait is know as the..

• genotype

• characteristic

• phenotype

• allele

How many letters does a genotype contain?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Sam is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair and b is for blonde hair, what is Sam's phenotype?

• blonde hair

• brown and blonde hair

• brown hair

• Bb

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Sam is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair and b is for blonde hair, what is Sam's genotype?

• blonde hair

• brown hair

• BB

• Bb

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The two-letter code that describes the combination of inherited alleles is called..

• genotype

• phenotype

• characteristics

• alleles

Different forms of traits are called..

• genes

• alleles

• genotypes

• chromosomes