Genetics Vocabulary

The process of meiosis produces which of the following?

• DNA

• genes

• gametes

• proteins

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A distinct characteristic of an organism, which may or may not be inheritable:

• trait

• gene

• DNA

• genotype

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A tool used by biologists to analyze the possible allele combinations of the offspring between two individuals is called a:

• Cladogram

• Dichotomous Key

• Punnett Square

• Genetic Cross

The physical expression of a gene or set of genes, also known as the physical appearance of an organism:

• genotype

• phenotype

• trait

• inheritance

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The genetic makeup of an organism - its genes!

• phenotype

• genotype

• trait

• inheritance

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A form of allelic interaction where both alleles are dominant and are expressed equally in the phenotype:

• codominance

• independent assortment

• crossing over

• incomplete dominance

Different versions of a gene are called:

• ALLELES

• GAMETES

• GENES

• CHROMATIDS

A condition where an individual possesses two different alleles of a gene:

• HETEROZYGOUS

• HOMOZYGOUS

• HAPLOID

• DIPLOID

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A condition where an individual possesses two of the same alleles of a gene:

• HETEROZYGOUS

• HOMOZYGOUS

• HAPLOID

• DIPLOID

When neither allele is dominant, resulting in a blending of traits:

• incomplete dominance

• codominance

• homozygous

• heterozygous