Genetics

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called...

• recessive

• genotype

• heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A specific section of DNA that codes for a trait is called a...

• dominant

• hybrid

• gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A version of a gene noted by one letter (B or b) is called an...

• allele

• axis

• phenotype

Who is the "Father of Genetics" that worked with pea plants?

• Gregor Warham

• Gregor Battista

• Gregor Mendel

These alleles are always inherited and are noted by a capital letter.

• recessive

• dominant

• equal

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

These alleles are only expressed when two copies are inherited, and they are noted by lowercase letters.

• recessive

• dominant

• equal

Your genetic makeup indicated by letters (Aa, bb, CC)...

• phenotype

• genotype

• homozygous

The actual physical characteristics of a trait (Tall or short, hair color, etc.)

• genotype

• phenotype

• heterozygous

Matching alleles that are the same (GG, or gg) are called...

• heterozygous

• genozygous

• homozygous

Mixed alleles that are different (Gg, or Hh) are called...

• heterozygous

• genozygous

• homozygous