Mendelian Genetics Vocabulary Practice

Physical characteristics, or visible traits of an organism

• phenotype

• genotype

• trait

Definition: The science of heredity

• Genetics

• Recessive

• Genotype

• Phenotype

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A chart used to show all the ways genes from two parents can combine and be passed to offspring.

• pie chart

• test cross

• Punnett square

• pedigree

You have two alleles on each gene. Where do your alleles come from?

• from the grandparents you most resemble

• your siblings

• your parents

• you make them by yourself

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What is the correct phenotype for this organism?

• BB

• green

• blue

• bb

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How many(#) kids are Homozygous?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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An organism that inherits two different alleles from its parents.

• dominant

• homozygous

• recessive

• heterozygous

Another word for homozygous is

• purebred

• heterozygous

• hybrid

• dominant

The observable characteristics or traits of an organism

• genotype

• dominant

• phenotype

• homozygous

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A recessive allele is represented by a ______ letter.