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Genetics Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

diagram that predicts the outsomes of a genetic cross

a)

pollination

b)

probability

c)

Punnet square

d)

cross-pollination

2.

the likelihood that a specific event will occur

a)

molecular genetics

b)

probability

c)

genotypic ratio

d)

punnett square

3.

fraction of genotypes that appear in offspring

a)

phenotypic ratio

b)

codominance

c)

genotypic ratio

d)

test cross

4.

fraction of phenotypes that appear in offspring

a)

phenotypic ratio

b)

genotypic ratio

c)

complete dominance

d)

incomplete dominance

5.

passing of traits from parents to offspring

a)

alleles

b)

trait

c)

genetics

d)

heredity

6.

branch of biology that studies heredity

a)

true-breeding

b)

heredity

c)

genetics

d)

alleles

7.

a cross that considers one pair of contrasting traits

a)

didybrid cross

b)

monohybrid cross

c)

true-breeding

d)

P generation

8.

all of the offspring display only one form of a particular trait

(a)  

9.

first two individuals crossed in a breeding experiment

(a)  

10.

offspring of the P generation

(a)  

11.

offspring of the F 1 generation

(a)  

12.

different versions of a gene

(a)  

13.

factor that masks another form of a trait

(a)  

14.

not expressed when the dominant from of the trait is present

(a)  

15.

physical appearance of an organism

(a)  

16.

when the two alleles in an gene are the same

(a)  

17.

the alleles in a gene are different

(a)  

18.

set of alleles that an indiviual has

(a)  

19.

genetically determined variant of a characteristic

(a)  

20.

a cross that considers two pairs of contrasting traits

(a)