Genetics Vocabulary Practice Quiz

The study of heredity.

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Punnett Square

• Probability

Passing of traits from parents to offspring

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Punnett Square

• Probability

Diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Punnett Square

• Probability

A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Punnett Square

• Probability

The offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock

• hybrid

• Segregation

• Principle of Dominance

• Trait

Separation of alleles during gamete formation

• hybrid

• Segregation

• Principle of Dominance

• Trait

Mendel’s second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive

• hybrid

• Segregation

• Principle of Dominance

• Trait

Characteristics of an organism (usually physical)

• Trait

• Characteristic

• Chromosomes

• Genes

What makes an organism different from each other.

• Trait

• Characteristic

• Chromosomes

• Genes

Rod shaped structures that holds genes. Usually found in pairs

• Trait

• Characteristic

• Chromosomes

• Genes