Genetics Vocab

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8th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A trait that is expressed if one copy of the allele is present is a(n)
characteristic
dominant trait
gene
recessive trait
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A trait that is expressed only when two copies of the allele are present is a(n).
characteristic
dominant trait
gene
recessive trait
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An organism’s genetic makeup; the pair of alleles for a trait is called a(n)
dominant trait
genotype
phenotype
recessive trait
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An organism’s physical expression of a trait is called a(n)
dominant trait
genotype
phenotype
recessive trait
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is it called when both alleles in a genotype are the same?
Dominance
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Recessiveness
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is it called when the alleles in a genotype are different?
Dominance
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Recessiveness
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A specific characteristic of an individual is called a(n)
allele
characteristic
gene
trait
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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