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Genetics Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gene combination involving 2 dominant or 2 recessive genes.

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

2.

A gene combination involving one dominant and one recessive gene.

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

3.

Any characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring.

a)

Heredity

b)

Genetics

c)

Phenotype

d)

Trait

4.

The study of heredity.

a)

Heredity

b)

Biology

c)

Genetics

d)

Inheritance

5.

The stronger of 2 genes, represented by a capital letter.

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

c)

Phenotype

d)

Genotype

6.

A gene that shows up less often; represented by a lowercase letter.

a)

dominant

b)

homozygous

c)

genotype

d)

recessive

7.

The gene combination for a trait; represented by a pair of letters.

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

8.

The physical feature of a trait resulting from a genotype.

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Phenotype

d)

Genotype

9.

The father of genetics.

a)

Anton von Leuenhoek

b)

Galileo

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Gregor Mendel

10.

A tool used to help solve genetic problems.

a)

Punnett Square

b)

Beaker

c)

DNA Warp Core

d)

Karyotype