Genetics Vocabulary

The definition of ____________ describes how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop

• Crossing Over

• Independent Assortment

• Homozygous

• Homologous Chromosomes

Genes that work together to produce a third trait are called ____________.

• dominant

• heterozygous

• recessive

• codominant

The genotype Bb is ____________.

• dominant

• recessive

Polled is an example of a ___________.

• genotype

• phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

ii

• Homozygous Dominant
• Homozygous Recessive
• Heterozygous 
• Hetergeneous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A heterozygous round seeded plant (Rr) is crossed with a homozygous round seeded plant (RR). Which of the following genotype is correct using the Punnet square?

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Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is an example of a phenotype?

• Blue eyes

• Tt

• Pp

• pp

Alternative forms of a gene are called

• Alleles

• Homozygous

• DNA

• Genetics

A physical trait or characteristic is a _____________.

• heterozygous

• gene

• phenotype

• genotype

A Recessive Allele is hidden in the background.

• true

• false