WorksheetsGenetics vocabulary
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The different forms of the gene for a particular trait. Ex. blue, brown, or green eyes.
a)
Allele
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Genes
d)
DNA
2.
Genetic makeup of an organism
a)
Genotype
b)
Allele
c)
Phenotype
d)
Chromosomes
3.
Two identical alleles for the same trait.
a)
Traits
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Homozygous
d)
Dominant
4.
Two different alleles for the same trait.
a)
Traits
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Homozygous
d)
Dominant
5.
Organisms that receive different genetic information (alleles) from each parent.
a)
Hybrids
b)
Purebred
c)
Mutation
d)
Genotype
6.
A trait that overpowers the other trait.
a)
Purebred
b)
Hybrid
c)
Dominant
d)
Recessive
7.
A trait that disappears when paired with a trait that "takes over."
a)
Purebred
b)
Hybrid
c)
Dominant
d)
Recessive
8.
A quality or characteristic
a)
Gene
b)
Trait
c)
DNA
d)
Chromosome
9.
A segment of DNA that determines a particular trait
a)
Gene
b)
Mutation
c)
Purebred
d)
Chromosomes
10.
The trait represented by a capital letter
a)
Recessive
b)
Dominant
c)
Phenotype
d)
Incomplete dominance
11.
The trait represented by a lower case letter
a)
Recessive
b)
Dominant
c)
Phenotype
d)
Incomplete Dominance
12.
The different versions of a gene or one of a pair of genes
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
c)
Allele
d)
Phenotype
13.
The physical appearance or the visible characteristic "What you see"
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Allele
d)
Dominant
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