Intro to Genetics vocabulary

How would you describe the genotype: Gg?

• Homozygous recessive
• Incomplete dominance
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous dominant

What are examples of alleles in humans?

• Green and yellow pod color
• Tall and short plant height
• Purple and white flowers
• Attached and unattached earlobes

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What is a genotype?

• The process of meiosis
• The environment of an organism
• The physical expression of a trait
• The two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait

What does the term 'phenotype' refer to?

• How a trait physically appears or is physically expressed
• The genetic makeup of an organism
• The environment of an organism
• The process of meiosis

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What is the term for an individual with two different alleles for a particular gene?

• Incomplete dominance
• Homozygous recessive
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous dominant

What is a gene?

• Different forms of a trait
• A type of mutation
• The allele that blocks another allele
• A section on a chromosome that has a sequence of DNA that determines a specific trait

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What is asexual reproduction?

• The production of an organism with meiosis and fertilization
• The production of an offspring without meiosis and fertilization
• The production of an offspring using meiosis and fertilization
• The mutation of genes

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What does homozygous mean?

• If the 2 alleles of a gene are the same
• If the gene is dominant
• If the 2 alleles of a gene are different
• If the gene is located on a sex chromosome

What is a phenotype?

• The environment of an organism
• The process of meiosis
• The physical appearance of a trait
• The genetic makeup of an organism

Which of the following is a trait?

• Flower color
• Genotype
• Allele
• Chromosome number

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