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Genetics Vocabulary

Authored by valyn hathaway

Science

6th Grade

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Genetics Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A structure found in the nucleus of the cell that contains genetic information (DNA)

Chromosome

Trait

Hybrid

Allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are physical characteristics of an organism?

Alleles

Genotypes

Genes

Phenotypes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.

Homozygous/Purebred

Hybrid/Heterozygous

Traits

Genotype

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

recessive

an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present; lowercase letters

the set of information that controls a trait

the different forms of a gene

when characteristics are passed from parent to offspring

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An organism's physical appearance due to its genes.

Genotype

Genes

Phenotype

Allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The blending of two alleles where they are both expressed

Probability

Punnett Square

Codominance

Incomplete Dominance

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A trait that is masked by the dominant trait. This type of trait only appears if two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited. It will be represented by a lowercase letter.

Recessive

Dominant

Homozygous

Allele

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