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WorksheetsHeredity Vocab List 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The total number of genes of every individual in an interbreeding population
a)
gene pool
b)
Sex chromosomes
c)
punnett squares
d)
Genotype
2.
a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment
a)
Pedigree
b)
Autosomes
c)
punnett squares
d)
DNA
3.
chromosome involved with determining the sex of an organism
a)
Phenotype
b)
Sex chromosomes
c)
Sex-linked traits
d)
Autosomes
4.
building blocks of proteins. the 'parts' that make up proteins
a)
Histones
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Autosomes
d)
Amino acids
5.
threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein, genetic information in the form of genes
a)
Chromosomes
b)
DNA
c)
RNA
d)
Histones
6.
deoxyribonucleic acid, double helix, genetic information
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Amino acids
d)
Pedigree
7.
package and order the DNA into structural units
a)
Amino acids
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Autosomes
d)
Histones
8.
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
a)
Sex chromosomes
b)
Autosomes
c)
Genotype
d)
Phenotype
9.
ribonucleic acid, single stranded, genetic information
a)
Amino acids
b)
RNA
c)
Histones
d)
DNA
10.
physical expression, or characteristics, of that trait
a)
Phenotype
b)
Genotype
c)
Chromosome
d)
Homozygous
11.
refers to a pair of genes where one is dominant allele and one is recessive allele— they're different
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Homozygous
c)
Nondisjunction
d)
gene pool
12.
set of genes in our DNA which is responsible for a particular trait
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Pedigree
d)
Gene pool
13.
refers to a pair of genes where it has two of the same allele
a)
Homozygous
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Nondisjunction
d)
Genotype
14.
The failure of sister chromatids to separate during and after mitosis
a)
Sex-linked traits
b)
Nondisjunction
c)
Punnet squares
d)
Autosomes
15.
A diagram showing the lineage or genealogy
a)
Gene pool
b)
Pedigree
c)
Punnet square
d)
Genotype
16.
A trait associated with a gene that is carried only by the male or female parent
a)
Sex-linked trait
b)
Autosome
c)
Sex chromosome
d)
Phenotype
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