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GeneticsVocab4A

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a characteristic of a species such as size or shape

a)

character

b)

trait

c)

hybrid

d)

purebred

2.

a form of a character such as tall or short

a)

allele

b)

trait

c)

hybrid

d)

purebre

3.

a slightly different version of a gene coding for the same trait

a)

allele

b)

character

c)

trait

d)

genotype

4.

the trait that an organism expresses as determined by its genotype

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

5.

an organism that always produces descendants with the same trait for a specific character

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

6.

A trait of a specific character that is hidden by the dominant trait in a hybrid organism

a)

recessive trait

b)

dominant trait

c)

homogenous trait

d)

heterozygous trait

7.

A trait of a specific character that appears in a hybrid organism

a)

dominant trait

b)

recessive trait

c)

homozygous trait

d)

heterozygous trait

8.

the letters that symbolize an organism's alleles for a specific gene

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

9.

An organism with a mix of alleles for a specific character

a)

homozygous

b)

purebred

c)

hybrid

d)

simple dominance

10.

The passing of traits from one generation to another

a)

heredity

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

characteristics

11.

A pattern of inheritance in which there are only two alleles and the dominant trait is always expressed in hybrid organisms

a)

simple dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

polygenic inheritance

12.

The study of the passing of traits from one generation to the next

a)

heredity

b)

traits

c)

characters

d)

genetics