WorksheetsGenes + Alleles
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A portion of DNA that codes for a trait
Gene
DNA
Allele
Genotype
Genetic material that consists of sugar, phosphate, & nitrogenous bases adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
Gene
DNA
Allele
Trait
A specific form of a gene
Allele
Gene
DNA
Phenotype
Alleles are always represented by letters & they are always paired.
True
False
An example of a gene is _______, while an example of an allele is _______.
Hair color; brown hair
Brown hair; hair color
Eye color; height
Genotype; phenotype
The alleles someone has for a particular gene
Genotype
Phenotype
DNA
Heritable
The physical appearance of a person or organism
Phenotype
Genotype
DNA
Heritable
A dominant allele is
Represented by a capital letter
Represented by a lower case letter
Genotype
Phenotype
A recessive allele is
Represented by a lower case letter
Represented by an upper case letter
Genotype
Phenotype
Brown hair is an example of a
phenotype
genotype
Aa is an example of a
genotype
phenotype
You need ______ of the dominant allele (A) to show the dominant phenotype.
one copy (AA or Aa)
two copies (AA only)
no copies
DNA
You need ______ of the recessive allele (a) to show the recessive phenotype.
two copies (aa only)
one copy (aa and Aa)
no copies
DNA
