Mendelian Genetics Vocab Review

Genetics is the study of ___.

• genes

• heredity

• fertilization

• allele

Heredity is defined as the passing of _____ from parents to offspring.

• f1

• phenotype

• genes

• independent assortment

Traits are a characteristic determined by our

• recessive

• f1

• traits

• genes

Different versions of a trait are called ____.

• alleles

• recessive

• dominant

• gametes

____ is the union of sex cells.

• fertilization

• gametes

• independent assortment

• segregation

Reproductive cells are called ____.

• recessive

• alleles

• gametes

• fertilization

The Law of ____ states that alleles for different traits separate into gametes independently of one another.

• segregation

• independent assortment

• recessive

• dominance

A type of genetic cross that involves only ONE trait is a ___.

• independent assortment

• dihybrid cross

• gene

• monohybrid cross.

A type of genetic cross that involves TWO traits is a ___.

• dihybrid cross

• gene

• monohybrid cross

• fertilization

The allele that is hidden when the dominant allele is also present is the ___.

• recessive allele

• dominant allele

• independent assortment

• dihybrid cross