Genetics Unit 1 Vocab Review

TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?

• homozygous
• heterozygous
• different
• homologous 

The exact genetic makeup of an organism, such as RR, Tt, PP is its?

• phenotype
• dominance
• genotype
• trait

"The Great White Shark was 20 feet in length.  Phenotype or Genotype?

• phenotype
• genotype

Alternant or different genes that code for the same trait are called?

• chromosomes

• segments

• alleles.

• homozygous.

Genotype refers to the ...

• physical expression of the genes
• the possible combination of alleles in a gene
• whether an allele is dominant or recessive
• how an organism will appear

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is a phenotype

• The genetic make up (code)
• The physical trait

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

• Yy
• Y
• yy
• YY

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

• hidden allele
• dominant allele
• recessive allele
• present allele

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• BB
• Bb
• bb
• Blue eyes

Pea plants can have green or yellow seeds. In a pea plant that is heterozygous for seed color, the allele for yellow seeds masks the effects of the allele of green seeds. Which of the following terms best describes the allele for yellow seeds?

• codominant
• recessive
• dominant
• sex-linked