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WorksheetsGenetics Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 7mins
When we study heredity, or the traits that are passed down from parents to offspring, it is called
Heredity
Genetics
Fertilization
Cell Division
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
heredity
genetics
botany
the genetic make-up; the actual gene pair shown as 2 letters
genotype
phenotype
the physical or visible appearance of an organism; a trait we can see
genotype
phenotype
Tt, BB, rr - letters that represent alleles!
genotype
phenotype
purebred; the same gene pair
homozygous
heterozygous
hybrid; a different gene pair
homozygous
heterozygous
Which of the following is the sex/gender chromosomes for a male?
XX
XYZ
XY
YZ
Which of the following is the sex/gender chromosomes for a female?
XX
XYZ
XY
XZ
When we have a dominant trait but the genotype is unknown, we can find it by creating a
punnett square
dihybrid cross
test cross
pedigree
This states that alleles are separated into gametes during meiosis...
Law of segregation
Law of Incomplete dominance
Law of complete dominance
Law of independent assortment
Sex- linked traits are more common in
females
males
equal for both genders.
This chart may be used to diagnose genetic disorders.
punnett square
karyotypes
pedigree
Genetics chart
Which of the following is an example pf codominance?
a pink flower
a flower that shows both red and white colors when hetero
A normal karyotype has 23 pairs of chromosomes. How many total chromosomes are there
43
45
46
47
A pedigree chart shows the
patterns of inheritance of a specific trait.
shows the probability of offspring possible
two traits matched up
This disorder cause the lack of oxygen due to a mutation of hemoglobbin.
hemophilia
sickle cell anemia
Huntingtons
down's syndrome
