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Mendelian Genetics Vocab Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Genetics is the study of ___.

a)

genes

b)

heredity

c)

fertilization

d)

allele

2.

Heredity is defined as the passing of _____ from parents to offspring.

a)

f1

b)

phenotype

c)

genes

d)

independent assortment

3.

Traits are a characteristic determined by our

a)

recessive

b)

f1

c)

traits

d)

genes

4.

Different versions of a trait are called ____.

a)

alleles

b)

recessive

c)

dominant

d)

gametes

5.

____ is the union of sex cells.

a)

fertilization

b)

gametes

c)

independent assortment

d)

segregation

6.

Reproductive cells are called ____.

a)

recessive

b)

alleles

c)

gametes

d)

fertilization

7.

The Law of ____ states that alleles for different traits separate into gametes independently of one another.

a)

segregation

b)

independent assortment

c)

recessive

d)

dominance

8.

A type of genetic cross that involves only ONE trait is a ___.

a)

independent assortment

b)

dihybrid cross

c)

gene

d)

monohybrid cross.

9.

A type of genetic cross that involves TWO traits is a ___.

a)

dihybrid cross

b)

gene

c)

monohybrid cross

d)

fertilization

10.

The allele that is hidden when the dominant allele is also present is the ___.

a)

recessive allele

b)

dominant allele

c)

independent assortment

d)

dihybrid cross

11.

An individual that contains two of the same alleles for a trait is ___.

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

c)

recessive

d)

traits

12.

An individual that contains two different alleles for a trait is ___.

a)

homozygous

b)

traits

c)

recessive

d)

heterozygous

13.

An individual’s ___ is an individual’s observable traits, including hair color, eye color, or height.

a)

traits

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

dominant

14.

The alleles that an individual contains for a certain trait make up their ___.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

alleles

d)

traits

15.

In a genetic cross, the first generation that is produced after mating the parental (P) generation is called the ___ generation.

a)

P3

b)

P1

c)

F2

d)

F1