Genetics Vocab

the children or young, such as babies or puppies, that are the result of reproduction

• offspring
• parents
• genes
• code

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

• medium sized
• tall
• short

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The study of heredity is known as...

• genetics

• biology

• alleles

• phenotypes

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The name for 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

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Traits that are masked or hidden by others are known as...

• recessive traits

• dominant traits

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

• phenotpye

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• incomplete

The type of pollination that promotes greater genetic diversity(because it has 2 parents) in the plant is ...

• cross-pollination

• self-pollination

Which of the following would produce a recessive phenotype?

• hh

• Rr

• Ww

• BB

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A version or variation of a gene

• trait

• gene

• allele

• DNA

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