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WorksheetsCombination of Genes Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Choose the word that matches the following definition:
only expressed when there are two copies present; weak gene; lowercase
alleles
recessive trait
genotype
dominant trait
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two of the same alleles present; (HH, hh)
phenotype
heterozygous
hybrid
homozygous
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describes the alleles (or genes) that an organism carries.. written as letter pairs
alleles
genotype
phenotype
purebred
A ___________ comes from a family with many generations of the same trait.
hybrid
purebred
phenotype
genotype
Choose the word that matches the following definition:
various forms of the same gene
Example: height - short or tall
heterozygous
alleles
phenotype
purebred
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describes the physical characteristics that can be observed (traits you can see)
genotype
homozygous
phenotype
hybrid
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This allele is expressed in the phenotype even if only one copy is present; strong gene; capital letter
dominant
recessive
genoptype
phenotype
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an allele pair with two different alleles (Hh)
homozygous
dominant
recessive
heterozygous
A ___________ comes from a family with mixed genes over generations. This means traits vary, or are different.
hybrid
purebred
phenotype
genotype
Who was Gregor Mendel?
an Austrian monk who discovered heredity by studying potatoes
just a famous biologist
an Austrian monk who discovered heredity by studying pea plants
an old man who loves science
In rabbits, white fur is a recessive trait. Based on this fact, what statement BEST describes this white rabbit's genotype?
It cannot have the the genotype bb.
It is homozygous for fur color.
It must have the genotype Bb.
It is heterozygous for fur color.
Based on the chart, which option is heterozygous for dimples?
DD
Dd
dd
Based on the chart, which option is homozygous recessive for freckles?
FF
Ff
ff
A tool used to illustrate how a parent's alleles might combine in an offspring.
dihybrid cross
monohybrid cross
family tree
punnett square
Based on the chart, which option is homozygous dominant for eye color?
BB
Bb
bb
If the genotype is Tt, which trait will be expressed in the phenotype?
the dominant trait
the recessive trait
both traits
neither traits
Which of the following is the correct way to write an allele pair?
HB
Hbh
HH
h
Brown hair is an example of the _________.
genotype
phenotype
In pea plants, the gene for tall stems (H) is dominant over short stems (h). A certain pea plant from this group has the homozygous genotype hh for the stem height gene.
Based on this information, what is this plant's phenotype for the stem height trait?
short stem
tall stem
medium stem
Light brown seeds (d) is recessive to dark brown seeds (D).
A certain watermelon has dark brown seeds.
Which of the following could be its genotype for the seed color gene? Select all that apply.
DD
Dd
dd
