Genetics Vocabulary Flashcard

Genetics Vocabulary Flashcard

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8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

An organism with two of the same alleles for a trait is called?

Back

Homozygous

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a section of DNA that codes for a specific trait called?

Back

Gene

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A mistake the cell makes when copying DNA, which can be positive, negative, or neutral, is called?

Back

Mutation

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The information stored within a gene that tells us about the trait but cannot be physically seen is called?

Back

Genotype

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which type of allele is always expressed when present and is represented using capital letters?

Back

Dominant allele

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do we call the physical expression of a trait in an organism?

Back

Phenotype

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for different forms of a gene?

Back

Alleles

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