Genetics Vocabulary

What does DNA stand for?

• Denatured Acid
• Deoxynucleic Acid
• Deoxyribonucleic Acid
• Dentureneeding Aardvark 

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How do we represent a purebred genotype?

• Two capital letters 
• Two lowercase letters 
• Two X's
• One capital letter and one lowercase letter

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How do we represent a hybrid genotype?

• Two capital letters 
• Two small letters 
• One capital, one small letter 
• Two X's 

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What is a genotype?

• A list of traits for an offspring
• The genes for an animal
• A physical characteristic of a plant or animal
• A set of letters we use to represent a trait

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What is a phenotype?

• A physical characteristic of a plant or animal
• The study of physics
• The genes of a plant or animal
• The phylum an animal belongs to

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A heterozygous trait...

• Has two dominant genotypes 
• Has two recessive genotypes 
• Has one dominant and one recessive genotype
• Is indicated with an "x"

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A homozygous trait...

• Can have two dominant or two recessive genotypes
• Has two recessive genotypes 
• Has one dominant and one recessive genotype
• Is indicated with an "x"

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How can you tell which gene is dominant in a Punnett Square? 

• It has a red mark on it
• It is represented in the middle of the Punnett Square 
• It is represented by a lowercase letter
• It is represented by a capital letter

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Heterozygous or Homozygous? RR

• He
• Ho

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Heterozygous or Homozygous? Bb

• He
• Ho

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