Genetics Vocabulary

A _________ shows what alleles an organism has, while a ___________ shows what traits are visible or expressed.

• Karyotype, linkage group
• Gene, Allele
• Phenotype, Genotype
• Genotype, Phenotype

Factors that control traits are called:

• Genes
• Purebreds
• Recessives
• Phenotypes

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait is called ______________.

• Purebred
• A gene
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

The gene that will be expressed in the phenotype regardless of what other gene or genes may be present.

• Dominant
• Recessive
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous

A version of a gene.

• Monohybrid
• Allele
• Hybrid
• Genotype

Hybrid also means...

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

DNA is coiled into a structure called a(n):

• Allele
• Genotype
• Chromosome
• Hybrid

Another term for Heterozygous is? 

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Hybrid
• Purebred

Meaning you have two of the SAME alleles.

• Heterozygous
• Homozygous
• Genotype
• Phenotype

Means the same as Homozygous

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Hybrid
• Purebred