Genetics Vocabulary

Genetics is

• the study of inheritance patterns

• the study of different species' behavior

• all the gene material of an organism

• a piece of DNA that makes a protein

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Letters that represent one feature are called

• traits

• genes

• chromosomes

• alleles

• genome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A gene is

• a physical feature you can see

• a letter representing a feature

• all the gene material of an organism

• a piece of DNA that makes a protein

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Select the example of a phenotype below

• blue eyes

• tt

If dark hair is dominant to light hair, what would be the phenotype of a baby that is Hh for this feature?

• Dark Hair

• Light hair

• No way to know

• It depends

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Select ALL the genotypes below that are homozygous.

• tT

• Gg

• HH

• jj

Select ALL the genotypes below that are heterozygous.

• tT

• Gg

• HH

• jj

An example of a homozygous dominant genotype is

• hH

• TT

• gg

An example of a homozygous recessive genotype is

• hH

• TT

• gg

All of the genetic material of an individual (all DNA) is called

• traits

• genes

• alleles

• genome

• genetics