Genetics Vocabulary

Which of these is an inherited trait

• Big muscles

• Hair length

• Eye color

• Being able to whistl

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What contains all the different alleles/genes for heredity in a cell?

• Chromosomes

• Punnetts

• Vacuoles

• Meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

When Mendel crossed a green pea plant with a yellow pea plant, he got all green plants. This means that the green trait is:

• Codominant

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Incompletely dominate

What is this diagram called?

• Punnett square

• Pedigree

• Homozygous

• Recessive

A white flower is pp. What is its genotype?

• Flower

• pp

• White

• Pp

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A white flower is pp. What is its phenotype?

• Flower

• pp

• White

• Purple

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

If a tall plant is Tt, which trait is dominate?

• Tall

• Short

• White

• Purple

Which of the following cannot be inherited?

• Attached earlobes

• Dimples

• Hair color

• Knowing how to speak

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is heterozygous genotype?

• Pink

• Short

• Gg

• PP

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• HH

• Purple

• Hh

• hh