Genetics Vocabulary
Authored by Gwen Evans
Biology
7th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The study of how traits are inherited through the interactions of genes.
Genetics
Heredity
Trait
Allele
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The material that controls which traits are expressed in an organism.
Gene
Allele
Trait
Genotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The passing of traits from parent to offspring.
Heredity
Allele
Trait
Phenotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ways of looking, thinking, or being that are passed down through the genes from parents to offspring.
Trait
Gene
Recessive Trait
Dominant Trait
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A trait that is covered over by another form of that trait.
Recessive Trait
Dominant Trait
Allele
Gene
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A trait that covers over another form of that trait.
Dominant Trait
Recessive Trait
Allele
Gene
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An organism that has both aleles in the same form: dominant or recessive
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Heredity
Allele
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