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WorksheetsBiology Unit 5 - Vocabulary
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Define Genetics
The scientific study of biology
The scientific study of heredity
The separation of alleles
None of the above
True or False - Segregation is the separation of alleles during gamete formation
True
False
Phenotype is the physical characteristic of an...
Fly
Animal
Organism
Person
What is a codominance?
A situation in which the phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed
Physical characteristic
Genetic code
None of the above
Define trait
A gene that has more than two alleles
Sex cell
Genetic makeup of an organism
Specific characteristic of an individual
What is a gamete?
Sex cell
DNA
Genetics
Alleles
Genotype is...
A gene that has more than two alleles
Physical characteristics of an organism
Separation of alleles during gamete formation
Genetic makeup of an organism
True or False - Multiple Alleles are a gene that has more than two alleles
False
True
Hybrid is offspring of crosses between parents with...
The same traits
The same genetic makeup
Two alleles
Different traits
What is probability?
Likelihood that a particular event will occur
A diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype
Traits controlled by two or more genes
None of the above
What is a punnett square?
Traits controlled by two or more genes
A diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross
Likelihood that a particular event will occur
A sequence of DNA
True or False - Polygenic traits are traits controlled by two or more genes
False
True
What is a gene?
One of mendel's principles
Two identical alleles for a particular gene
A sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
None of the above
Homozygous is having two _________ alleles for a particular gene
Different
Identical
Similar
Unique
Define Independent Assortment
One of a number of different forms of genes
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Pair of chromosomes
One of Mendel's principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes
True or False - Allele is one of a number of different forms of a gene
False
True
What is heterozygous?
A term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes
Having two same alleles for particular gene
The situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele
Having two different alleles for particular gene
Incomplete dominance is the situation in which one allele is not completely ________ over another allele
Dominant
Recessive
Organism
Chromosomes
True or False - Diploid is a term used to refer to a cell that contains one set of homologous chromosomes
True
False
What is a zygote?
A fertilized egg
An egg
Produced organism
Two sets of homologous chromosomes
What is offspring?
Fertilized egg
Produced organism/s
One set of homologous chromosomes
None of the above
Define Homologous Chromosomes
Pair (one from each parent) of chromosomes that have the same size, brand sequence, shape, and gene BUT may have different alleles
One of a number of different forms of a gene
Having two different alleles for a particular gene
None of the above
Blood type is a way to describe the type of _____, or proteins on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs).
Diploid cells
Organism
Antigens
Chromosome
What is Meiosis?
The situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele
Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell
A term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes
Pair (one from each parent) of chromosomes that have the same size, band sequence, shape, and gene but may have different alleles
