Genetic vocabulary

Who is considered the "father" of modern genetics?

• Einstein

• Mendel

• Disney

• Washington

the combination of genes for one or more specific traits (the actual genetic makeup)

• genotype
• phenotype
• Punnett square
• pedigree

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an organism’s appearance or other detectable characteristics

• phenotype
• genotype
• pedigree
• Punnett square

A _________ shows what alleles an organism has, while a ___________ shows what traits are visible or expressed.

• Karyotype, linkage group
• Gene, Allele
• Phenotype, Genotype
• Genotype, Phenotype

having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).

• protein
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype

The term for the different forms of a trait. 

• DNA
• Chromosomes
• Genes
• Alleles

The trait that always shows. 

• Dominant 
• Recessive
• Hidden
• Overt

The hidden trait.  You need two of these alleles for the trait to show.

• Dominant
• Recessive
• Hidden
• Overt

The genetic makeup of a trait.  (The letters represent this)

• Genes
• Phenotype
• Genotype
• Characteristics

What do you call a section of DNA that codes for a specific trait?

• nucleus
• chromosome
• gene
• DNA

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