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WorksheetsHeredity Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
a)
heredity
b)
traits
c)
genotypes
d)
probability
2.
inherited forms of characteristics
a)
traits
b)
heredity
c)
genotypes
d)
probability
3.
a man who studied the way traits are passed from parent to offspring. Approximately 28,000 pea plants were used in his studies over the course of 8 years; the Father of Genetics
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
genotypes
c)
probability
d)
Donald Trump
e)
Charles Darwin
4.
Gregor Mendel's first experiment
a)
he crossed a tall pea plant with a short pea plant
b)
The seeds from the first generation grew and self-pollinated
c)
genotypes
5.
the trait that appeared; the trait that shows when you inherit at least one dominant allele
a)
dominant trait
b)
heredity
c)
traits
d)
recessive trait
6.
the trait that receded into the background; the trait that shows when two recessive alleles are inherited
a)
recessive trait
b)
heredity
c)
traits
d)
dominant trait
7.
Mendel's second experiment
a)
The seeds from the first generation grew and self-pollinated
b)
he crossed a tall pea plant with a short pea plant
c)
genotypes
8.
segments of DNA that carry instructions and are located on the chromosomes
a)
genes
b)
heredity
c)
traits
d)
genotypes
9.
different forms of a single gene, you have two for each gene (ex. Tall and short _________ for height gene) You inherit one of these from dad and one from mom, which makes your gene for that trait
a)
allele
b)
heredity
c)
traits
d)
genotypes
10.
two of the same alleles
a)
homozygous
b)
traits
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotypes
11.
two different alleles
a)
heterozygous
b)
traits
c)
homozygous
d)
genotypes
12.
the inherited combination of alleles for a particular gene
a)
genotypes
b)
traits
c)
probability
13.
visualizes all possible combinations of alleles from the parents
a)
Punnett Square
b)
genotypes
c)
probability
14.
the mathematical chance that an event will occur
a)
probability
b)
genotypes
c)
traits
d)
genes
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