Genetics Vocab

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8th Grade
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Nathan B
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The bird had an amazing pattern across its feathers that flashed iridescently in the sun. This is an example of...?
Phenotype
Genotype
Non-inherited traits
Dominant feathering
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The two letters that code for a certain phenotype. These letters represent the alleles that have been passed from each parent. When the alleles are paired together you end up with...?
Genotype
Phenotype
Codominance
DNA
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My puppy ended up with patches of red and patches of white. His mother was completely white. His father; completely red. This is an example of...?
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
Recessive Inheritance
That's actually a kitten.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A black feathered chicken and a white feathered chicken mate. The offspring chickens end up with a grayish/ blue color. This is an example of...?
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
Fluffy weird chicken inheritance
That's actually a goose.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is what it is called when the alleles of an ordered pair are different. One allele is dominant in this pair; one is recessive.
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Outerzygous
Zygousozygous
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is what it is called when the alleles of an ordered pair are the same. The pair could be dominant or recessive, but not both.
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Incomplete pairing
Missing chromosome
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Different forms of the same gene pair up; one from the father and one from the mother. These are called...?
Alleles
DNYAY!
Base pairs
Adenine
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
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