Genetics Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 61533)


20 Vocabulary Words That Relate To The Study Of Genetics. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The breeding of organisms with desirable traits.
a) Selective Breeding
b) Sexual reproduction
c) asexual reproduction
d) Mitosis

A type of reproduction that requires 1 parent. Offspring look identical to the parent.
a) Sexual
b) Punnett Square
c) Pedigree
d) Asexual

Genetic material (blue print for life) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
a) DNA
b) Chromsome
c) Gene
d) Meiosis

The process that creates new cells for growth, repair and replacement of old cells.
a) Meiosis
b) Genetics
c) Heredity
d) Mitosis

The process that creates sex cells or gametes
a) Mitosis
b) DNA
c) Meiosis
d) Selective Breeding

Trait is hidden by a dominant allele (lower case)
a) Dominant
b) Recessive
c) Chromosome
d) Mitosis

Trait that always shows itself (capital letter)
a) Dominant
b) Recessive
c) Mutation
d) Selective Breeding

The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
a) Pedigree
b) Punnett Square
c) Genetics
d) Heredity

The pairing of two different alleles (hybrid) Ex. Tt, Dd
a) Heredity
b) Mitosis
c) Heterozygous
d) Homozygous

Pairing of two of the same alleles (pure bred) Ex. AA or aa
a) Heterozygous
b) Dominant
c) Recessive
d) Homozygous

Is an organized way to predict offspring.
a) Pedigree
b) Punnett Square
c) Mitosis
d) Mutation

Genetic makeup of an organism (ex. TT, Tt or tt)
a) Genotype
b) Heterozygous
c) Alleles
d) Genes

An organisms physical appearance of a trait (what you see)
a) Genotype
b) Homozygous
c) Meiosis
d) Phenotype

The different versions of genes (dominant or recessive)
a) Mutation
b) Alleles
c) Genotype
d) Chromosome

Parts of DNA that give instructions for traits.
a) Phenotype
b) Genotype
c) Gene
d) Recessive

A type of reproduction that requires 2 parents. Offspring look different form the parent.
a) Sexual
b) Asexual
c) Mitosis
d) Heredity

Diagram tracing a trait through generations of a family.
a) Chromsome
b) Punnett square
c) Heredity
d) Pedigree

Structure in the nucleus containing DNA.
a) Chromosome
b) Genotype
c) Alleled
d) Dominant

The study of heredity.
a) Homozygous
b) Selective breeding
c) Genetics
d) Sexual

A change in the sequence of DNA.
a) Meiosis
b) Heredity
c) Mutation
d) Phenotype

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