Genetics Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for a characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring?

• Chromosome

• Trait

• DNA

• Pollinator

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which structure in the nucleus carries genetic information?

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Phenotype

• Clone

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the molecule that contains the instructions for all living things?

• DNA

• Genotype

• Allele

• Pollination

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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What do we call different forms of the same gene?

• Traits

• Alleles

• Offspring

• Pollinators

Which type of allele will always show its trait if present?

• Recessive allele

• Dominant allele

• Genotype

• Clone

What is the term for an organism's genetic makeup (its combination of alleles)?

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Heredity

• Genetics

The physical appearance or observable traits of an organism are called its:

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• DNA

• Chromosome

What process describes how traits are passed from parents to their offspring?

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Pollination

• Cloning

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The study of heredity and how traits are inherited is called:

• Genetics

• DNA

• Phenotype

• Pollinator

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What do we call the young or children of an organism?

• Clone

• Offspring

• Allele

• Trait

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