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Science Genetics Vocab

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The shape of your DNA

a)

double helix

b)

triple helix

c)

single stranded

2.

Process by which DNA copies itself

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

Replication

d)

Transaction

3.

One of the building blocks of your DNA; sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base.

a)

Nucleotide

b)

DNA

c)

RNA

d)

Genetic information

4.

DNA

a)

Do not accept

b)

deoxyribonucleic acid

c)

Do not access

5.

The different forms of a gene

a)

Heredity

b)

genetics

c)

Allele

d)

DNA

6.

What are the types of RNA

a)

mRNA

b)

mtRNA

c)

aRNA

d)

tRNA

e)

nnRNA

7.

What is the process of how RNA is made?

a)

Translation

b)

Replication

c)

Transcription

d)

Transfer

8.

Diffusion

a)

Reduce the tension or danger in a dangerous situation

b)

To spread over a large area

c)

The spreading of something

d)

When a substance goes from a high concentration to low concentration.

9.

Physical characteristic - coded in your DNA

a)

RNA

b)

genetics

c)

phenotype

d)

trait

10.

The scientific study of heredity, or how traits are passed from parent to offspring

a)

DNA

b)

heredity

c)

genetics

d)

science

11.

Recessive

a)

An allele that can be covered by a dominant allele

b)

An allele that can cover or mask a recessive allele

c)

the action of receding; motion away from an observer

d)

relating to or denoting motion away from the observer

12.

Both traits show

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

codominant

d)

coedominant

13.

Heterozygous

a)

Hh

b)

AA

c)

Rr

d)

Cc

e)

ZZ

14.

Flowers: white flower crossed with red flowers makes pink flowers

a)

Inherit

b)

Intermediate inheritance

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

d)

....?

15.

Homozygous

a)

Rr

b)

cc

c)

Ee

d)

HH

e)

zz

16.

The actual alleles you carry (not all may be expressed)

a)

Phenotype

b)

Gene

c)

trait

d)

Genotype

17.

The condensed form of DNA

a)

Chromatin

b)

Chromatid

c)

Chromosome

d)

Chrome

18.

Portions of a chromosome that code for a particular trait

a)

Chromosome

b)

gene

c)

DNA

d)

chromatin

19.

An allele that can cover a recessive allele

a)

recessive

b)

domainant

c)

dominant

d)

recess

20.

Probability

a)

might happen

b)

maybe?

c)

The likelihood of something happening

d)

A trait being visible

21.

Physical characteristics you can see

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

ribosome

d)

phentype

22.

Nuclear membrane

a)

the membrane that surrounds the nucleos

b)

the membrane that surrounds the nucleus

c)

the membrane that surrounds the cell

d)

the membrane that covers the nucleolus

23.

the control center of your cell

a)

center

b)

nucleus

c)

DNA

d)

RNA

24.

"gateway to the cell"

a)

a gate

b)

.......umm

c)

cell membrane

d)

nuclear membrane

25.

Process of cell division that results in 1/2 the normal number of chromosomes

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

miosis

26.

Either dominant or recessive

a)

simple dominance

b)

law of independent assortment

c)

heterozygous

d)

homozygous

27.

Each offspring has the same probability

a)

heterozygous

b)

intermediate inheritance

c)

law of independent assortment

d)

simple dominance