Genetics Flashcard Vocabulary Quiz

The science or study of heredity

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Trait

• Gene

The different forms of a gene

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Gene

• Alleles

This trait ALWAYS shows up in an organism when the allele is present

• Dominant allele

• Codominance

• Probability

• Recessive allele

A chart or tool that is used to predict the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross of 2 sets of alleles. (One set from each parent)

• Karyotype

• Microscope

• Probability Chart

• Punnett Square

When alleles are neither dominant nor recessive (As a result, both alleles are expressed in the offspring.).

• Co-dominance

• Probable Dominance

• Recessive allele

• Complete Dominance

An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combination

• Fertilization

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Heterozygous

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait. So one dominant allele (Capital Letter) and one recessive allele (Lowercase Letter).

• Fertilization

• Genotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait. (2 Capital Letters or 2 Lowercase Letters)

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

A new organism begins to form when egg and sperm join in a process called

• Fertilization

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Which of the following is an example of a phenotype?

• hh
• Red Hair
• Hh
• DNA

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