WorksheetsGenetics vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins
The branch of biology that studies how characteristics are passed from parent to offspring? (hint: name of the unit)
mitosis
genetics
cellular respiration
photosynthesis
Big - TT or Tt
Dominant
Recessive
The genetic makeup (letters)
genotype
phenotype
Two different alleles for a trait (Tt)
Homozygous
Heterozygous
A different form of a trait (brown, green, or blue eye color)
allele
recessive
genetics
phenotype
The physical appearance (words)
phenotype
genotype
small letters (tt)
dominant
recessive
same letter (tt or TT)
homozygous
heterozygous
Bb ____
Homozygous Dominant (HD)
Homozygous recessive (HR)
Heterozygous (HE)
DD ____
Homozygous Dominant (HD)
Homozygous recessive (HR)
Heterozygous (HE)
nn ____
Homozygous Dominant (HD)
Homozygous recessive (HR)
Heterozygous (HE)
Which of the following is heterozygous (He)
FF
tt
Gg
Which of the following is homozygous recessive (HR)?
rr
AA
Ff
What does the prefix homo- in homozygous mean?
same
different
What does the prefix hetero- in heterozygous mean?
same
different
Which of the following is heterozygous (He)?
Ww
ii
DD
Which of the following is homozygous dominant (HD)?
Jj
ee
MM
Chris is homozygous dominant (HD). If W for widow's peak, and w is for no widow's peak, what is Chris' genotype?
WW
ww
Ww
Mary is heterozygous (He). If F for freckles, and f is for no freckles, what is Mary's genotype?
FF
Ff
ff
TT
Homozygous Dominant
Homozygous Recessive
Heterozygous
