Heredity and Genetics Unit Review Games

What do we call the table used to determine the traits

• Punnett square

• Venn diagram

• Golden ratio

• Fibonacci sequence

Inherited physical characteristics are called:

• genes

• DNA

• traits

• heredity

Small sections of DNA that control the traits of an organism

• genes

• DNA

• traits

• heredity

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Carries the chemical code that tells cells what to do

• genes

• DNA

• traits

• heredity

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A trait that is always seen or expressed

• allele

• dominant genes

• genetics

• recessive gene

A trait that is hidden

• allele

• dominant genes

• genetics

• recessive gene

Two versions of the same trait caused by genes that come from two different parents.

• allele

• dominant genes

• genetics

• recessive gene

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The passing of physical characteristics from a parent to an offspring

• Heredity

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Codominance

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The allele combination or genetic makeup of an organism

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

When an organism has two of the SAME alleles for a trait

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous