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WorksheetsGenetics Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Process of nuclear division while making two identical body cells, a form of asexual reproduction
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
budding
d)
sporulation
2.
Graphic diagram showing a relationship within a family
a)
punnett squares
b)
pedigree
c)
karyotype
d)
gel electrophoresis
3.
A trait that appears over a recessive form when both are present
a)
dominant
b)
powerful
c)
recessive
d)
co-dominant
4.
An individual who has an allele for a recessive trait, but does not express it because the dominant trait over rules it
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
allele
d)
carrier
5.
Cells with pairs of homologous chromosomes, 2n number of chromosomes
a)
diploid
b)
haploid
c)
polyploid
d)
triploid
6.
A trait that does not appear unless the dominant trait is absent
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
co-dominant
d)
incomplete dominant
7.
Occurs when chromosome pairs fail to separate properly during meiosis
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
c)
karyotype
d)
nondisjunction
8.
Process of making gametes
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
budding
d)
binary fission
9.
Physical appearance of a trait
a)
Allele
b)
genotype
c)
phenotype
d)
karyotype
10.
Neither allele is completely dominant over the other, so they blend together (red+white=pink)
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
simple dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
nondisjunction
11.
Alternative forms of a gene located at a specific point on a chromosome.
a)
diploid
b)
haploid
c)
sex link trait
d)
allele
12.
A diagram/chart used to predict the outcome of a certain pair of mating individuals
a)
karyotype
b)
pedigree
c)
graphing square
d)
punnett square
13.
Sex cells (sperm or egg) always haploid
a)
gamete
b)
gonads
c)
mitotic cells
d)
budding
14.
Pictographic spread of an individual's chromosomes grouped in homologous pairs; all normal humans have 46 chromosomes
a)
punnett square
b)
pedigree
c)
family tree
d)
karyotype
15.
Genetic make up of a trait (YY, Yy, yy), gene combinations
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
c)
diploid
d)
haploid
16.
A segment of repeating nucleotides in DNA that codes for a trait
a)
centromere
b)
chromatid
c)
loci
d)
gene
17.
Traits found on the X chromosome
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
sex linked trait
d)
sex dominant trait
18.
Both alleles show dominance in true form (red+white=splotchy red and white)
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
simple dominance
d)
genotype
19.
Two non identical alleles (Yy)
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
c)
meiosis
d)
mitosis
20.
Two identical alleles (CC or cc)
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
c)
mitosis
d)
meiosis
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