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6.1 - Heredity Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

a)

allele

b)

genotype

c)

heredity

d)

trait

2.

A characteristic of an organism

a)

heredity

b)

recessive allele

c)

phenotype

d)

trait

3.

A characteristic attained by lifestyle and environmental factors

a)

trait

b)

acquired trait

c)

inherited trait

d)

recessive allele

4.

A characteristic controlled by genes

a)

Punnett square

b)

inherited trait

c)

phenotype

d)

heterozygous

5.

The different forms/variations of an inherited trait

a)

dominant allele

b)

genotype

c)

Punnett square

d)

allele

6.

The version of a trait that, if present, will mask or hide another version of that same trait

a)

dominant allele

b)

genotype

c)

heredity

d)

homozygous

7.

The version of a trait that may be hidden. If there are two of these present, the trait will be seen.

a)

heredity

b)

recessive allele

c)

phenotype

d)

homozygous

8.

When an organism has two different alleles for a trait

a)

recessive allele

b)

allele

c)

heterozygous

d)

Punnett square

9.

When an organism has two identical alleles for a trait

a)

homozygous

b)

heredity

c)

inherited trait

d)

heterozygous

10.

The inherited combination of alleles

a)

dominant allele

b)

genotype

c)

acquired trait

d)

phenotype

11.

An organism's physical appearance or visible traits

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

dominant allele

d)

heredity

12.

A tool used to calculate the probability of a particular characteristic showing up in offspring

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

Punnett square

d)

heredity