U4 Quiz #2 - Genetics Vocabulary

Two identical alleles for a particular trait; BB or bb

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• dominant

• recessive

A trait that covers over another form of that trait

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• dominant

• recessive

An organism's genetic makeup, represented by letters; BB, Bb, bb

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• genotype

• phenotype

A trait that is covered over by another form of that trait and seems to disappear

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• dominant

• recessive

An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits (description)

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• genotype

• phenotype

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait; or is heterozygous for a particular trait; Bb

• dominant

• recessive

• purebred

• hybrid

the possible variations of a gene that can be passed from parent to offspring

• allele

• hybrid

• Punnett square

• phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Variations of a trait that could be passed on to offspring

• gene

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

the product of reproduction; a new organism produced by one or more parents

• traits

• genes

• offspring

• parent cell

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A diagram used to predict the probability of how traits could be passed from parent to offpring

• allele

• Venn diagram

• family tree

• Punnett Square

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3