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WorksheetsMendelian Genetics Vocab Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Genetics is the study of ___.
genes
heredity
fertilization
allele
Heredity is defined as the passing of _____ from parents to offspring.
f1
phenotype
genes
independent assortment
Traits are a characteristic determined by our
recessive
f1
traits
genes
Different versions of a trait are called ____.
alleles
recessive
dominant
gametes
____ is the union of sex cells.
fertilization
gametes
independent assortment
segregation
Reproductive cells are called ____.
recessive
alleles
gametes
fertilization
The Law of ____ states that alleles for different traits separate into gametes independently of one another.
segregation
independent assortment
recessive
dominance
A type of genetic cross that involves only ONE trait is a ___.
independent assortment
dihybrid cross
gene
monohybrid cross.
A type of genetic cross that involves TWO traits is a ___.
dihybrid cross
gene
monohybrid cross
fertilization
The allele that is hidden when the dominant allele is also present is the ___.
recessive allele
dominant allele
independent assortment
dihybrid cross
An individual that contains two of the same alleles for a trait is ___.
heterozygous
homozygous
recessive
traits
An individual that contains two different alleles for a trait is ___.
homozygous
traits
recessive
heterozygous
An individual’s ___ is an individual’s observable traits, including hair color, eye color, or height.
traits
genotype
phenotype
dominant
The alleles that an individual contains for a certain trait make up their ___.
genotype
phenotype
alleles
traits
In a genetic cross, the first generation that is produced after mating the parental (P) generation is called the ___ generation.
P3
P1
F2
F1
