WorksheetsGenetic vocabulary quiz 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine.
Nucleotides
Bases
DNA
Chromosomes
an attribute of an individual, e.g. tall plant, brown hair, blue eyes.
Gene
allele
phenotype
Characteristic
strand of DNA which contains many genes. A normal human cell has 23 pairs.
Chromosome
Gene
Allele
DNA
Complementary base pairing rules
A-T, G-C
A-G, T-C
T-G, A-C
C-T, G-A
A piece of DNA which codes for a particular protein and therefore a characteristic e.g. tongue rolling.
Allele
Phenotype
Gene
Genotype
attractive forces that hold the two strands of DNA together
James Bonds
Covalent Bonds
ionic bonds
Hydrogen bonds
a group that alternates with the ribose sugar in a DNA backbone.
nucleotide
Phosphate
Base
sugar
genetic code made by a sequence of three bases in the DNA e.g. AAA, GCT, CAT etc.
Trike code
Tripe code
Triple code
Triplet code
The differences among parents and their offspring or among individuals in a population.
Variation
changes
Characteristics
Genes
Another word for characteristics e.g. brown hair is an example.
Genes
Type
Trait
Chromosomes
a sugar group that alternates with the phosphate group in the DNA backbone.
Ribose
Ribena
Ribulose
Ribald
Karyotype
A photograph made of a cell.
a photograph of the DNA molecule showing the base pairs.
a photograph of an allele
a photograph or diagram of the chromosomes of a cell arranged in an orderly fashion
Different version of a gene that occupy the same position on homologous (similar) chromosomes.
Gene
Allele
DNA
Amino acid
Mutation
This is a sudden, permanent change in a gene or whole chromosome.
Damage to the DNA which can be repaired.
Caused by an injury.
radiation.
The part of a cell which contains the DNA
cytoplasm
nuclear membrane
nucleus
cell membrane
What is the arrow pointing to?
Phenotype
genotpe
allele
gene
