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Genetics Vocabulary
Test Description: 20 vocabulary words that relate to the study of genetics.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A type of reproduction that requires 2 parents. Offspring look different form the parent.
A
Sexual
B
Heredity
C
Asexual
D
Mitosis
2) Parts of DNA that give instructions for traits.
A
Recessive
B
Phenotype
C
Gene
D
Genotype
3) The different versions of genes (dominant or recessive)
A
Alleles
B
Mutation
C
Genotype
D
Chromosome
4) An organisms physical appearance of a trait (what you see)
A
Genotype
B
Homozygous
C
Meiosis
D
Phenotype
5) Genetic makeup of an organism (ex. TT, Tt or tt)
A
Genes
B
Alleles
C
Genotype
D
Heterozygous
6) Is an organized way to predict offspring.
A
Pedigree
B
Punnett Square
C
Mitosis
D
Mutation
7) Pairing of two of the same alleles (pure bred) Ex. AA or aa
A
Heterozygous
B
Homozygous
C
Dominant
D
Recessive
8) The pairing of two different alleles (hybrid) Ex. Tt, Dd
A
Heterozygous
B
Heredity
C
Homozygous
D
Mitosis
9) The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
A
Pedigree
B
Heredity
C
Punnett Square
D
Genetics
10) Trait that always shows itself (capital letter)
A
Selective Breeding
B
Mutation
C
Dominant
D
Recessive
11) Trait is hidden by a dominant allele (lower case)
A
Chromosome
B
Dominant
C
Recessive
D
Mitosis
12) The process that creates sex cells or gametes
A
Mitosis
B
Selective Breeding
C
Meiosis
D
DNA
13) The process that creates new cells for growth, repair and replacement of old cells.
A
Mitosis
B
Genetics
C
Meiosis
D
Heredity
14) Genetic material (blue print for life) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
A
Chromsome
B
Gene
C
Meiosis
D
DNA
15) A type of reproduction that requires 1 parent. Offspring look identical to the parent.
A
Pedigree
B
Punnett Square
C
Sexual
D
Asexual
16) The breeding of organisms with desirable traits.
A
Selective Breeding
B
asexual reproduction
C
Sexual reproduction
D
Mitosis
17) Diagram tracing a trait through generations of a family.
A
Heredity
B
Chromsome
C
Pedigree
D
Punnett square
18) Structure in the nucleus containing DNA.
A
Genotype
B
Dominant
C
Alleled
D
Chromosome
19) The study of heredity.
A
Genetics
B
Homozygous
C
Selective breeding
D
Sexual
20) A change in the sequence of DNA.
A
Mutation
B
Phenotype
C
Heredity
D
Meiosis
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