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WorksheetsGenetics Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Allele
Fertilized egg
One of a number of different forms of a gene
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Sex cell
Codominance
Genetic makeup of an organism.
Having two different alleles for a particular gene.
Situation in which the phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed.
Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes.
Diploid
Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell.
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Physical characteristics of an organism.
Term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes.
Gamete
Sex cell
Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes.
Fertilized egg
One of a number of different forms of a gene
Genotype
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Genetic makeup of an organism.
Situation in which the phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed.
Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes.
Haploid
Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell.
Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele.
Having two different alleles for a particular gene.
Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes.
Heterozygous
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Physical characteristics of an organism.
Having two different alleles for a particular gene.
Genetic makeup of an organism.
Homozygous
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Situation in which the phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed.
Fertilized egg
One of a number of different forms of a gene
Incomplete dominance
Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes.
Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele.
Situation in which the phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed.
Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell.
Meiosis
Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes.
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell.
Term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes.
Phenotype
Physical characteristics of an organism.
Genetic makeup of an organism.
Sex cell
Having two different alleles for a particular gene.
Zygote
Having two different alleles for a particular gene.
Sex cell
Genetic makeup of an organism.
Fertilized egg
