Understanding Genetics and Inheritance
Authored by Kristen Whitney
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe a variation of a gene?
Genotype
Allele
Phenotype
Chromosome
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term refers to the genetic makeup of an organism?
Phenotype
Genotype
Allele
Trait
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the observable, physical characteristic or trait of an organism called?
Genotype
Allele
Phenotype
Gene
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of allele is expressed in the phenotype even if only one copy is present?
Recessive
Dominant
Homozygous
Heterozygous
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do you call an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Dominant
Recessive
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term describes an organism with two different alleles for a particular trait?
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Dominant
Recessive
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for an allele that is only expressed in the phenotype when two copies are present?
Dominant
Recessive
Homozygous
Heterozygous
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