Genetics Vocabulary

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Biology
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9th Grade
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Medium
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The process of meiosis produces which of the following?
DNA
genes
gametes
proteins
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A distinct characteristic of an organism, which may or may not be inheritable:
trait
gene
DNA
genotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The physical expression of a gene or set of genes, also known as the physical appearance of an organism:
genotype
phenotype
trait
inheritance
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The genetic makeup of an organism - its genes!
phenotype
genotype
trait
inheritance
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A form of allelic interaction where both alleles are dominant and are expressed equally in the phenotype:
codominance
independent assortment
crossing over
incomplete dominance
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Different versions of a gene are called:
ALLELES
GAMETES
GENES
CHROMATIDS
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