Genetics Vocabulary Practice

The passing of traits from parent to offspring.

• Heredity

• Allele

• Trait

• Phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A trait that is covered over by another form of that trait.

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

• Allele

• Gene

A trait that covers over another form of that trait.

• Dominant Trait

• Recessive Trait

• Allele

• Gene

An organism that has one dominant allele and one recessive allele.

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Gene

• Trait

An organism's genetic make up. Usually expressed in letters.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Dominate Trait

• Recessive Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Outward physical appearance and behavior of an organism.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Punnett Square

• Genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

A tool to predict the probability of certain traits that could be found in the offspring.

• Punnett Square

• Recessive Trait

• Allele

• Heterozygous Allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered Heterozygous.

• AA

• Bb

• zz

• Dd

• Hh

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered Homozygous.

• AA

• bb

• Hh

• Dd

• zz

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• BB
• Bb
• bb
• Blue eyes