Heredity Vocabulary

The trait that covers up the other trait and is written as an uppercase letter is called the

• Dominant Trait
• Homozygous Trait
• Recessive Trait
• Heterozygous Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

This is the word for the genetic code of a trait...

• Genes
• Phenotype
• Alleles
• Genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

___________ make up DNA.

• Chromosomes
• Genes
• Dominant
• Cells

The physical appearance of a trait is also known as the _______________________.

• Alleles
• Genotype
• DNA
• Phenotype

This is the word for the trait that is covered up by another form of that trait and is written as a lowercase letter....

• Recessive
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Dominant

______________ makes up chromosomes

• Cells
• DNA
• Alleles
• The nucleus

Describes an organism with two alleles for one trait that are the same.

• Genotype
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous
• Phenotype

Describes an organism with two alleles for one trait that are different.

• Genotype
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous
• Phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Passing of traits from parents to their young.

• Behavior

• Environment

• Heredity

• Inherited

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What type of gene is ALWAYS expressed if it is present?

• recessive

• dominant

• allele

• hybrid