Genetics Vocabulary Quiz

____________ is the study of heredity.

• Genetics

• Recessive allele

• Trait

• Phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

___________ is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

• Genotype

• Heredity

• Dominant allele

• genes

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A __________ is a specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring.

• homozygous

• allele

• punnett square

• trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A ________ is a sequence of DNA that that determines a trait and passed down to offspring.

• gene

• genetics

• punnett square

• heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

__________ are different forms of genes.

• Phenotype

• Alleles

• Genotype

• Heredity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A ______________ is an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

• genetics

• heredity

• genotype

• dominant allele

A ___________ is an allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present.

• recessive allele

• phenotype

• heredity

• punnett square

____________ is having two identical alleles for a trait - the same.

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Homozygous

• Allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

___________ is having two different alleles for a trait - different

• Dominant allele

• Heterozygous

• Genes

• Heredity

A ____________ is an organism's allele combinations.

• heredity

• homozygous

• genotype

• punnett square