5.4 & 5.5 Vocab Review

The passing of genetic material from parent to offspring is called:

• Heredity
• Gene
• Allele
• Phenotype

One set of instructions for an inherited trait is called:

• Heredity
• Gene
• Allele
• Genotype

One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic is called:

• Allele
• Gene
• Phenotype
• Pedigree

The entire genetic makeup of an organism; the combination of genes for one or more specific traits is called:

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Heredity
• Characteristic

An organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic is called:

• Phenotype
• Genotype
• Characteristic
• Heredity

An allele that is fully expressed whenever the allele is present in an individual is called:

• Dominant
• Recessive
• Codominant
• Heterozygous

An allele that will be masked unless the organism is homozygous for the trait is called:

• Recessive
• Dominant
• Incomplete Dominance
• Codominance

A condition in which two alleles are expressed in the phenotype as a blend of both genotypes is called:

• Incomplete Dominance
• Codominance
• Complete Dominance
• Dominant

A condition in which two alleles are expressed in the phenotype as a mix of both genotypes is called:

• Codominance
• Incomplete Dominance
• Complete Dominance
• Dominant

A feature that has different forms in a population is called:

• Characteristic
• Phenotype
• Genotype
• Trait