Genetics Quiz Review

Set of observable traits in an organism:

• One of two or more different forms of the same trait

• Genotype

• Allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Trait is expressed when one or both alleles are present.

Represented by a capital letter. More common in populations.

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

These traits are only expressed when BOTH alleles are present.

Represented by a lowercase letter. Less common in populations. 

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

If the alleles inherited from the parents are different, the individual is _________.

• Homozygous

• Pure

• Heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An individual inherits two alleles, one from each parent.  If the two alleles are the same, the individual is ____________ for that allele.

• Homozygous

• Hybrid

• Heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An organism's genetic information.

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Codons

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A unit of hereditary information with a specific sequence in DNA. 

• Meter

• Gene

• Strand

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Offspring is another word for:

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Give an example of a trait:

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If the trait is eye color, what is one possible allele?

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2