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WorksheetsGenetics vocab
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is heredity
the passing of traits from parents to offspring
passing strong traits
passing recessive traits
reproduction
What is a dominant trait
shows up in the first generation
Shows up in later generation
is represented by a lowercase letter
is weak
What is a recessive trait
Appears in the first generation
reappears in the second generation
Who is Gregor Mendel
discovered the principles of heredity while studying pea plants
A failed scientist
Someone who likes Peas
The scientist who found continental drift
What is a trait
a fun game
Something dogs eat
a feature or characteristic that makes us who we are
What is Pedigree
A dog food brand
traces a trait through many generations of a family
A recessive trait
What is DNA
contains the information that determines the traits that an organism inherits, blueprint
A piece of hair
What is a Gene
instructions for an inherited trait
A pair of pants
What is an allele
A plant
different forms of a gene
A weird bug
What is a phenotype
the physical appearance
The genes you can't see
What is a genotype
the physical appearance
the genetic makeup of an individual
What is probability
the mathematical chance that something will happen
A problem
A name for a gene.
What is homozygous
Two alleles that are different
has two alleles that are the same
What is Heterozygous
two alleles are different
two alleles are the same
What is a punnet square
organizes all of the possible combinations of offspring from particular parents
A cool square
organizes all of the impossible combinations of offspring from particular parents
What are chromosones made up of
Made up of DNA and proteins, contains genetic information
Human cells
What are sex chromosomes
Determines the eye color
determines the sex of the offspring
determines the hair color
What is a carrier
An individual that does not express a trait, but has the opportunity to pass on the allele to their offspring
The carrier of the baby
What are Sex-Linked traits
A trait found on the sex chromosomes, mostly X
A trait found on the sex chromosomes, mostly Y
A trait of the parents.
What is a co-dominant
A trait that has both variations of alleles expressed in the phenotype
A trait that has only one variations of alleles expressed in the phenotype
