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Genetics Quiz Vocab

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the principle of dominance?

a)

The dominant gene always shows up

b)

The recessive trait is always hidden

c)

The genes separate into different gametes

d)

The genetic makeup of an organism

2.

What is the principle of segregation?

a)

The dominant gene always shows up

b)

The recessive trait is always hidden

c)

The genes separate into different gametes

d)

The genetic makeup of an organism

3.

What is genotype?

a)

The dominant gene always shows up

b)

The recessive trait is always hidden

c)

The genetic makeup of an organism

d)

The outward appearance of an organism

4.

What is phenotype?

a)

The dominant gene always shows up

b)

The recessive trait is always hidden

c)

The genetic makeup of an organism

d)

The outward appearance of an organism

5.

Can phenotypes be the same even when the genotypes are different?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

Depends on the organism

6.

What is the First Filial Generation (F1)?

a)

The offspring from the parental cross

b)

The offspring produced when two F1 are crossed

c)

The genetic makeup of an organism

d)

The outward appearance of an organism

7.

What is the Second Filial Generation (F2)?

a)

The offspring from the parental cross

b)

The offspring produced when two F1 are crossed

c)

The genetic makeup of an organism

d)

The outward appearance of an organism

8.

What is a recessive gene?

a)

A gene that is not expressed unless it is pure

b)

A gene that always shows up

c)

A gene that is hidden by a dominant gene

d)

A gene that separates into different gametes

9.

What is the Parental generation (P1)?

a)

The group of organisms used to make the first cross

b)

The offspring from the parental cross

c)

The offspring produced when two F1 are crossed

d)

The genetic makeup of an organism

10.

What is a hybrid organism?

a)

An organism that is not pure

b)

An organism that has only one kind of gene

c)

The crossing of one set of traits

d)

The crossing of two sets of traits

11.

What are 2 genes that are alike called?

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

12.

Two genes for the same trait that are different are called____________?

a)

Homozygous

b)

Recessive

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Dominant

13.

What is a monohybrid cross?

a)

P1 generation

b)

an organism that is not pure

c)

the crossing of two sets of traits

d)

the crossing of one set of traits