Genetics Vocabulary

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Janelle Kochis
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring (children)
traits
characteristics
heredity
phenotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He is known as the "Father of Genetics" and used pea plants because they reproduce quickly.
Robert Hooke
Gregor Mendel
Theodor Swann
Matthias Schleiden
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The trait represented by a capital letter
Recessive
Dominant
Phenotype
Incomplete dominance
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The trait represented by a lower case letter
Recessive
Dominant
Phenotype
Incomplete Dominance
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The different versions of a gene or one of a pair of genes
Dominant
Recessive
Allele
Phenotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A feature that has different forms in a population ( CATEGORIES) Examples: Seed color, Eye color
Trait
Characteristic
Allele
Dominant
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The different forms within a characteristic (blue eyes, brown eyes)
Dominant
Recessive
Characteristic
Trait
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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