
Genetics Vocabulary
Authored by Aimee Whitesell
Biology
9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
heterozygous
the scientific study of heredity
the children of an organism
having two different alleles for a trait
having two identical alleles for a trait
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
homozygous
having 2 different alleles for a trait
characteristic that an organism can pass onto its offspring
having two identical alleles for a trait
the study of heredity
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
DNA
having two different alleles for a trait
the scientific study of heredity
a parents child or offspring
deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism passed from parent to offspring
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
dominant
an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
the set of information that controls a trait
an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
when characteristics are passed from parent to offspring
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
recessive
an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
the set of information that controls a trait
the different forms of a gene
when characteristics are passed from parent to offspring
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
gene
an allele whose trait always shows up
the different forms of a gene
the set of information that controls a trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
when characteristics are passed from parent to offspring
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Offspring
made of DNA and carry genetic information
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
a parent's child or children
an organism's genetic makeup
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