Genetics Vocabulary
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An allele that is always expressed when it is present. They are usually represented by capital letters.
Dominant allele
Allele
DNA
Punnett square
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A diagram that shows the possible offspring of two parents.
Dominant allele
Punnett square
Heterozygous
Phenotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Having two alleles that are the same.
Homozygous
Phenotype
Heterozygous
Genotype
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An allele that is not expressed when the dominant allele is present. They are represented by a lowercase letter
Homozygous
Phenotype
Recessive allele
Dominant allele
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The genetic makeup of an organism.
Heterozygous
Phenotype
Homozygous
Genotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A molecule found in the cell nucleus that encodes genetic information, it is called deoxyribonucleic acid.
Allele
DNA
Trait
Gene
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The passage of genetic material from parents to offspring. For each gene, an organism receives one allele from each parent.
Phenotype
DNA
Heredity
Inheritance
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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