Genetics Vocabulary

The passing of physical characteristics, or traits, from parent to offspring.

• DNA

• Heredity

• Punnett Square

• Allele

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An organism's visible traits:

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Genotype

• DNA

The combination of two alleles that an organism inherits:

• Allele

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Heredity

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An organism inherits _____ alleles in their genotype.

• One

• Two

• Three

• Seven

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Dominant alleles (A) represent traits that..

• will only show up when another dominant allele is present.

• will always show up.

• will only show up when paired with a recessive allele.

• will never show up.

Recessive alleles (a) represent traits that..

• will always show up.

• only show up when another dominant allele is present.

• will only show up when paired with another recessive allele.

• will never show up.

Which below represents a recessive allele?

• R

• r

Which below represents a dominant allele?

• R

• r

Which below is a phenotype?

• Rr

• Red Hair

Which below is a genotype?

• RR

• Red Hair

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