Genetics Vocabulary Quiz

A type of biological inheritance following the three principles of Gregor Mendel.

• Non-Mendelian Genetics

• Mendelian Genetics

• Standard Genetics

• Nontraditional Genetics

A segment of DNA on a Chromosome that controls a particular hereditary trait.

• Gene

• RNA

• Primer

• Allele

Why are there so many phenotypes for human blood types (what causes there to be more than just 2 phenotypes)?

• multiple alleles

• incomplete dominance

• total dominance

• non dominance

This trait is represented by a capital letter (ex. T or B) and masks the other allele.

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Both of the alleles of a pair are the SAME.

• Heterozygous

• Homologous

• Homozygous

• Hepatitis

Any pattern of inheritance that do not segregate in accordance with Mendel's Laws.

• Nontraditional Genetics

• Nonstandard Inheritance

• Mendelian Genetics

• Non-Mendelian Genetics

Ratio of all of the different genotypes resulting from a cross.

• Genotypic Ratio

• Standard Ratio

• Phenotypic Ratio

• Codominant Ratio

Factors for different characteristics are distributed to reproductive cells independently.

• Law of Independent Assortment

• Law of Segregation

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Dominance

Likelihood that a specific event will occur.

• Luck

• Mendelism

• Probability

• Measurement

The two alleles of a pair are DIFFERENT.

• Homologous

• Heterogenous

• Heterozygous

• Homologous