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WorksheetsCJHS7ScienceVocabGenetics
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
it is a structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material.
a)
chromosome
b)
meiosis
c)
zygote
2.
a process where the nucleus divides to form two identical nuclei.
a)
haploid
b)
mitosis
c)
gene
3.
the joining of an egg and sperm.
a)
heredity
b)
diploid
c)
fertilization
4.
a new organism is produced from one organism.
a)
zygote
b)
mutation
c)
asexual reproduction
5.
this is part of our hereditary material called deoxyribonucleic acid
a)
DNA
b)
haploid
c)
alleles
6.
this is when cells have pairs of similar chromosomes
a)
meiosis
b)
diploid
c)
gene
7.
this process produces haploid sex cells
a)
diploid
b)
heredity
c)
meiosis
8.
a new organism is produced from two organisms
a)
diploid
b)
sexual reproduction
c)
heredity
9.
this is when cells do NOT have paired chromosomes (half)
a)
haploid
b)
mutation
c)
chromosome
10.
they carry codes for making proteins from the nucleus to the ribosomes, called Ribonucleic acid
a)
zygote
b)
RNA
c)
gene
11.
a different form of a trait that a gene may have
a)
mutation
b)
alleles
c)
hybrid
12.
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
a)
diploid
b)
heredity
c)
recessive
13.
a section of DNA on a chromosome
a)
hybrid
b)
genotype
c)
gene
14.
any permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene or chromosome of a cell (mistake)
a)
homozygous
b)
mutation
c)
incomplete dominance
15.
a trait that appears to cover up another trait
a)
dominant
b)
heterozygous
c)
phenotype
16.
the study of how traits are inherited through the interactions of alleles
a)
homozygous
b)
genetics
c)
recessive
17.
the outward expression of your genotype or PHYSICAL characteristic
a)
sex-linked gene
b)
phenotype
c)
genetics
18.
organisms that receive different genetic information, or different alleles, for a trait from each parent
a)
meiosis
b)
hybrid
c)
sex-linked gene
19.
a trait that can be covered up by a dominant trait
a)
homozygous
b)
recessive
c)
DNA
20.
an organism that has two different alleles for a trait
a)
genotype
b)
dominant
c)
heterozygous
21.
your genetic make-up
a)
genotype
b)
recessive
c)
haploid
22.
when the offspring of two homozygous parents show an INtermediate phenotype
a)
genetics
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
alleles
23.
when an allele that is inherited is on a sex chromosome
a)
hybrid
b)
mitosis
c)
sex-linked gene
24.
this occurs when a group of (or many) gene pairs act together to produce a trait
a)
polygenic inheritancce
b)
sexual reproduction
c)
fertililzation
25.
an organism with two alleles for a trait that are the same
a)
homozygous
b)
chromosome
c)
gene
26.
this is a fertilized egg.
a)
mitosis
b)
zygote
c)
fertilization
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